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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council
held March 15, 1977 at 7:00 P. M, in the Council Chambers in the
Municipal Building,
There were present: Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliff, presiding.
Councilmen: Andrew L. Graham, G. William Hickam, Jr.,
Blair B. Brockmeyer, John A. Johnston,
Bob J. Clark, Arthur L. Meadows,
James M. Neblett, William A. House
Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall
Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton
Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore
Visitors: J. R. Schrader, Southwest Times
Jane Graham, WPW Radio Station
The invocation was given by Councilman Johnston.
Minutes of the regular meeting of March 1, 1977 were approved
as recorded.
Councilman Hickam had no report.
Councilman Graham reported the Utilities Committee met last
week and again considered the proposed ordinance establishing water
rates and charges. Mr. Graham stated the Committee had considered
more particularly the sections on multi-family units and it was now
NEW WATER RATE
CHARGES APPROVED:he recommendation of the Committee that the charge of $3.50
& TOWN ATTY.
INSTRUCTED minimum be applied to the first unit and on all other units where
TO PREPARE
ORDINANCE ON one master meter exists, the rate be $2.00 each, with the sliding
SAME
scale effective on consumption above minimum usage.
Councilman Neblett moved that the proposal and recommendation
of the Utilities Committee be accepted and the Town Attorney be
instructed to prepare the ordinance in its final form for
adoption by the Council. 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
Councilman Brockmeyer had no report, but advised that he had
been approached by workers who stay downtown for lunch about the
DOWNTOWN possibility of placing picnic benches in Jackson Park on First
WORKERS
WOULD LIKE Street. This was discussed by Council and Town Manager Marshall
PICNIC
BENCHES stated he would look into the possibility.
IN JACKSON
PARK
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Councilman Johnston had no report.
Councilman House reported the Finance Committee had met and there
were two appropriations F}ich the Finance Committee would like to re-
commend: Councilman House moved that the amount of $100.00 be appro-
priated from Revenue Sharing Funds to Revenue Sharing Expenditure Account
Number 4003 - Advertising; and that the sum of $5,000 be appropriated
from Ref enue Sharing Funds to Revenue Sharing Expenditure Account
Number 4065 - Water Thaws, Labor, Repairs and Meter Replacements. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried on the following
REVENUE recorded vote:
SHARING
FUNDS
APPROPRIATED
REVENUE SHARING
EXPENDITURE
ACCOUNTS &
GEN . FUND RE-
IMBURSED FOR
The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried on the follow-
CERTAIN reimburse the General Fund for actual expenditures previously appropriated
AMOUNTS
from Revenue Sharing Funds in the following amounts and accounts:
Account 44041 - Pumping Station Screen $ 19,835.00
" 44064 - Snow Removal 2,900.89
" 44065 - Water Thaws, etc. 23,245.63
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SIGNAL LIGHT
WORKING BETTER
AT RT . 99
MALL
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
SUGGESTED
ing 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
Councilman House moved that the Town Treasurer be authorized to
C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye
Andrew L. Graham - aye
Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye
John A. Johnston - aye
Councilman Clark had no report.
Councilman Meadows had no report.
William A. House - aye
Bob J. Clark - aye
Arthur L. Meadows - aye
James M. Neblett - aye
Councilman Neblett had no report. Mr. Neblett did bring up the
matter of the signal light at the Pulaski Mall and stated it was felt
the flow of traffic from the Mall parking lot was improved under the present
traffic light controls.
Mayor Ratcliff had no report.
Councilman Neblett asked that Council have an executive session
to discuss a personnel matter at the end of the meeting.
Town Attorney had no report.
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Town Manager Marshall reported that an estimate in the
amount of $2400 had been received from Wiley & Wilson, Consulting
Engineers, for an .initial inspection of Hogans and Gatewood Dams.
Mr. Marshall also reported that the estimate cited that if the
initial inspection indicates that a more detailed inspection re-
quiring the drawdown of water levels in the dams or the employment
of a geologist is necessary, the figure of $2400 would increase,
TOWN MGR. but that Wiley & Wilson would consult with the Town regarding this
AUTHORIZED TO
HAVE INITIAL and present an estimate for such additional costs bef ore the
INSPECTION BY
WILEY & WILSON followup work is started as a result of the initial inspection.
TO COST $2400
OF HOGANS AND Mr. Marshall stated that in order to have some basis to
GATEWOOD DAMS
include repair costs in the upcoming budget, recommended that the
Town Manager be authorized to have the initial inspection
started and completed as soon as possible at a cost not to exceed
$2400, with the cost of the initial inspection to come from General
Revenue Sharing Funds; and assuming that no additional inspection
is necessary, plan in the upcoming budget to do as much as possible
of the recommended repair work.
Councilman Neblett so moved that the Town Manager be
authorized, as recommended, and the motion was seconded by
Councilman House 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
Town Manager Marshall reported approval had been received from
FED. AGENCY ON
AGING APPROVED the Federal Agency on Aging of the basic. plans for the Senior
PLANS FOR SENIOR
CITIZEN CENTER Citizen Center in the old Municipal Building, and that the Building
Inspector is proceeding to finalize the electrical and plumbing
plans and obtain cost estimates, and once the schematics for the
plumbing and electrical is complete, a meeting will be held with the
Recreation Committee and the Land and Buildings Committee prior to
commencing any work.
Town Manager Marshall reported that the Town Planning Comm-
fission has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd on the re-
PLANNING COMM.
MEET ON REZONING zoning request of property on Route 11 and Memorial Drive, which was
REQ. ON RT. 11
& MEMORIAL DRIVE ref erred to them by the Council, and that he would be attending the
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meeting of the Commission and suggest to them that they recommend to the
Council a joint public hearing be held on the request.
Town Manager Marshall stated that in December of 1976 Finance
Director Roger Williams prepared two proposals regarding utility security
deposit fee holding time. At the present such utility .security deposits
.are held for twelve months, and it was Mr. Williams' recommendation that
this holding time be reduced to six months, at which time refunds would
be made provided an established good credit had been reflected. He also
pointed out in his proposal that the Town has funds deposited which are
UTILITY earning interest on the security deposits and would like to establish
SECURITY
PAYMENTS some direction by ordinance as to how the interest earned from these
& CUT OFFS
FOR NON- deposits can be used. Mr. Marshall further reported the proposal dealt
PAYMENTS
REF . TO with cutoffs for non-payment, and recommended that this be referred to the
UTILITY
COMMITTEE Utilities Committee along with the Town Manager, Town Attorney and Finance
Director. Councilman Clark so moved, 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. Meadows - aye
John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye
At 7:45 P. M. Councilman House seconded Councilman Neble tt's
motion that Council go into executive session for a discussion of
EXECUTIVE
SESSION personnel matters. The motion carried.
At 8:34 P. M. Councilman Graham moved that Council return to
REGULAR regular session. The motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows, and
SESSION
carried.
Mayor Ratcliff declared Council to be again in regular session and
asked if there was further business to come bef ore the Council.
Town Attorney Moore stated that while Council was considering
personnel matters he had put into final form a Resolution for Council's
adoption with reference to Senate Bill 735. The Resolution was then
ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION read to Council by Mr. Moore, and on motion of Councilman Neblett,
RE : SB~~735
seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried on the following re-
corded vote, the following Resolution was adopted:
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
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WHEREAS, Senate Bill ~~735 providing for a moratorium on
annexation proceedings and enacted by the 1977 Session of the General
Assembly of Virginia is now bef ore Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr. for
his approval or his veto; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski is of the opinion that it would
have been more desirable if the moratorium on Annexation Proceedings
in Virginia as enacted had been for a period less than the ten-year
period provided in Senate Bill ~~735; but being of the further opinion
RESOLUTION that some moratorium on annexation in Virginia is presently desirable
in order to provide time for further study and consideration by the
RE: SENATE 1978 General Assembly .of the entire annexation problems.
BILL ~~735 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on the 15th day
of March, 1977, that:
The Honorable Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Governor of Virginia,
approve and affix his signature to Senate Bill ~~735.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that theTown request Governor
Mills E. Godwin, Jr. to take the necessary steps to initiate a further
study of the annexation procedure and to have same presented. to the
next session of the General Assembly of Virginia.
At 8:45 P. M. Councilman Clark moved that Council adjourn. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried.
APPROVED:
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Mayor atcl'
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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