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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-22-745~'~!~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held October 22, 1974 at 7:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Vice-Mayor Mason A. Vaughan, presiding in the absence of Mayor Ratcliff Councilmen: C. William Hickam, Andrew L. Graham, Bob J. Clark, Blair B. Brockmeyer, James M. Neblett, Jr., Arthur L. Meadows Absent: William A. House, Councilman Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: J. R. Schrader, reporter for The Southwest Times Seven Citizens The invocation was given by Councilman Brockmeyer. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of 'October 1st were APPROVED approved as recorded. Vice-Mayor Vaughan welcomed the visitors, and stated VISITORS WELCOMED Council would be glad to hear anyone who wished to speak at that time. Jordan Howard complained of the many breakins recently at J.HOWARD his place of business on West Main Street, and asked for some ASKED FOR MORE assistance. Vice-Mayor Vaughan advised Mr. Howard that Town POLICE PROTECTION Manager Marshall would have a report later on in the meeting relative to this matter and asked Mr. Howard to wait until Mr. Marshall gave the report. Town Manager Marshall asked for an executive session for EXECUTIVE SESSION the purpose of discussing a legal matter, Councilman Neblett so moved, seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried. Council went into executive session at 7:05 P. M. and returned to regular session at 7:20 P. M. Councilman Neblett moved that the budget be increased by the sum of $7,000 to be used in the Police Control Account, and BUDGET INCREASE that further explanation be made by Town Manager Marshall. The BY $7,000 POLICE motion was seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried. CLOTHING ACCOUNT 1 October 22, 1974 ~~~~ Town Manager Marshall advised that by reason of the increase of $7,000 the Police Department will be able to add another patrolman in the Department and make maximum use of all the available personnel in the Department; it covers one additional patrolman and also provides for some dispatch relief... Mr. Marshall further stated the matter of meeting the maximum strength for coverage has been the aim of the department, and the Chief of Police has worked out a schedule that will provide this. He also stated there-will be some internal adjustments which will be worked out by the Chief and Town Manager. A target date of November first is planned, or possibly sooner. Mr. Marshall stated that with the existing situation of unrest in the country and world, the cooperation of all citizens and merchants is very necessary, and mentioned the fact that the installation of burglar alarm systems with direct connection to the Police Department would be of great benefit to the Police Department in combating breakins. Vice-Mayor Vaughan stated "fie are aware of these problems, but•believe that the plan now coming up willrcertain•ly be better and more helpful". As.Chairman~of the Streets Committee, Councilman Hickam reported that the Committee met recently and consid-eyed several items which~~had .been xeferred to it, the first :being a petition for curb CURB & GUTTER and gutter on Sunset Drive and Marshall Street. Mr. Hickam reported REQ. FOR SUNSET & that upon an investigation by the Engineering•Department, it was MARSHALL STS . REPORT determined that~,a portion :: of Sunset Drive had not been approved as a part of the secondary street system o£ the Town, and, theref ore, curb and gutter could not be .constructed thereon. Mr. Hickam further stated it was the reoommendation of the Committee that the petitioners be so advised, and, further, that another petition be submitted for that portion which is approwed~:and in the secondary street system. In the matter of the marque at the Pulaski Theatre which was PULASKI ref erred to the: Street Committ~e•e at the last meeting of Council, Council- THEATRE MARQUE man Hickam reported it wasvthe recommendation of the Committee that this ADMR . MATTER be hand led :administratively by-the Town .Managers and that a sign be erected warning drivers of trucks of the marque. _ -- ~~~8 October 22, 1974 Councilman Graham reported the Utilities Committee had met and considered the inf ormation necessary for a water MEETING TO rate to the Town of Dublin, and that Mayor Leo Jackson and his DISCUSS NEW WATER RATE Council had been invited to meet with the Mayor and Council on WITH DUBLIN Tuesday, the: 29th, at 7:00 P. M. to discuss the new water rate. Councilman Graham also reported that the Town Manager's Administrative Report indicated the Highland Terrace sewer project HIGHLAND TER. SEWER PROJ. had been completed. Town Manager Marshall stated the cost of the COMPLETE AT COST OF project was $18,515.27 with four connections having been paid for $18,515 and made. He further stated Highland Terrace had been surface treated, and it was hoped that blacktopping could be done next year on this street. Councilman Clark reported that the Recreation Commission and Recreation Committee had met and as a result of a poll in the POLL INDICATES local newspaper, some 900 or more responses had been received PULASKI CITIZENS favoring prof essional baseball for Pulaski with only a very few DES IRE PROF. opposing, mainly because of the noise and traffic. He further BASEBALL stated eff orts would be made to secure a team for Pulaski next year. In other Recreational matters,.Councilman Clark reported that Gatewood had more than 400 campers in that area for the year, RECREATIONAL REPORT ~N and there was a great need for more motors for the boats. Mr. GATEWOOD, & NEW Clark stated the new tennis courts have been in constant use TENNIS COURTS since their completion. He also stated the matter of a contract with the County for use cf the gym at the old Central Elementary School Building is pending, and plans are being made for use of this building for winter sports. As Chairman of the Ordinance Committee, Councilman Meadows reported the Committee is not ready to make a recommendation re- HOUSE BILL~~864 garding the Town's participation with the Virginia Municipal League CONTINUED and the Association of Counties with respect to House Bill ~~864 to bring all utility sales by private utility companies to governments under the control and regulation and rate setting of the State Corporation Commission. October 22, 1974 PUBLIC HEARING ON SUNDAY SALE OF WINE & BE};~t 5~`~9 Councilman Meadows moved that a public hearing be held November 19, 1974 concerning the Sunday sale of wine and beer in the corporate limits. The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried. Councilman Neblett reported that the Public Safety Committee $7,000 had met several times and the motion made earlier in the meeting BUDGET regarding the budget increase of $7,000 was the result of these INCREASE meetings, and no further report was made by Mr. Neblett. Town Attorney Moore stated that some time ago Council agreed to grant a permit to Kahn & Feldman, Incorporated (Jefferson Mills) to construct an electric line over and above Valley Street between Commerce and First Streets, and that an agreement between the Town and Kahn & Feldman, Incorporated had now been executed by Kahn & Feldman. Town Attorney Moore read the agreement to the Council as well as an ordinance granting the permit. Councilman Neblett moved the adoption AGREEMENT of the ordinance to grant a permit` to Kahn & Feldman, Incorporated, AND 'for t'he construction of limes, or lines, over and above Valley ORDINANCE Street between Commerce and First Streets, Southwest, and directed GRANTING the .May and Clerk to sign the agreement. The motion was seconded by EASEMENT Councilman Meadows, and carried on the following recorded vote: TO JEFFERSON C. William Hickam - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Arthur L. Meadows- aye MILES FOR Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye James M. Neblett - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye William A. House - absent ELECTRIC LINES ' ORDINANCE TO GRANT A PERMIT TO OVER VALLEY RD. KAHN & FELDMAN, INCORPORATED, FGR CONSTRUCTIQN OF LINES, ETC., ACROSS VALLEY STREET BETWEEN COMMERCE AND FIRST STREETS, IN THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA • WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski has agreed to grant a permit to Kahn & Feldman, Incorporated, to construct an electric Iine or lines, and supporting structures if needed, over and above Valley Street between Commerce and First Streets, Southwest, in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia; • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on this 22nd day of October, 1974, that: The agreement dated-the 16th day of September, 1974, i~ between the Town and Kahn & Feldman, Incorporated, wherein the Town agreed to grant a perm'i't to Kahn & Feldman, Incorporated, for the installation of an electric line, together with the necessary carrying structure over and across Valley Street between Commerce and First Streets, Southwest, was this day presented to Council, Js October 22, 1974 Whereupon, after due,cs~nsi~deration, the Council does hereby ratify and approve the of orementioned agreement ,and':hereby,auGhorizes end dir-ec-ts -tl~e Mayor of the Town of Pulaski to execute said agreement on the part of the - Town, a~d:t-he ;Cl~xk of skid Council, to affix -her name ad the Town seal thereto, and the officials of the Town shall do such other things as may be necessary and proper in order to carry out the terms and conditions of this agreement. the, Council does hereby direct that ,a certified copy of this ordinance be delivered to Kahn and Feldman, Ineor-posted;, which., -,togethex -witih a p~,py of the .,agree- ment entered into by the parties, shall serve as a permit for -,constr.,uc~ion; usq-and .maintenance .of eaectric lines and supporting structures above and across Valley Street at the location and under the.condi,tions stated in said agreement. ,, ~ At Council' s request ;Town Attorney Moo~,re presented a Resolu~io~, for. Council's consideration„ to amend .its.,C,harter to comply with the amendments to .Title 24 of, the Code of Virginia, pxov~.ding.that municipal el,e,ctions be held,on,the first Tuesday in May ofr~the-.year designated-iu the muni~ipal,.charter, and that the, Mayor and:Counolmen.enter upon ,heir,duties of_their office on the first.day_of July succeeding their-ele~,tions. Councilman ADOPTION Hickam moved the ad©pton of the reso~.;ution-and set.the I9th day OF of November;; :1974. at seven o'clock P, h~.. for holding a publis RESOLUTION hearing on said Charter amendment. The motion was seconded by FOR CHARTER Couneilman.Cls~;k, and-carried on the following recorded vote: CHANGES . C. William Hickam - aye $ob J. Clark - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye James M. Neblett - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye William A. House - absent RESOLUTION WH$REAS,,the General..Assenbly of the State of Virginia has by amendments to Title 24 of the Code of Virginia, provided that municipal elections be held on the first Tuesday in May of the year designated in the ..municipal charter, and that the Mayor and .Councilmen enter upon the duties of their office on the first day of July succeeding their election, unless otherwise provided in the charter; and WHEREAS, the Charter of the Town of Pulaski provides for municipal. elect~,ons in June and for the Mayor and Councilmen and other appointed officers to enter upon the duties of their office on .the first day of September; and WHEREAS, the:Counci of ther,Town of Pulaski desires that the charter be amended to provide for municipal elections to be held on .the-First Tuesday in May of each year as designated in the charter and that the Mayor and Councilmen enter upon the duties of their. o~f.ic,e on< the.. first day- of July succeeding their election, and that all appointed officials enter upon the duties of their office upon appointment. by the Council on the first day of July or as soon thereafter as appointed. ~~ LJ October 22, 1974 tJ~.7C NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, meeting in regular session on this 22nd day of Oct-ober, 19.74, that:, A public hearing be held in the Council room of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, at seven o'clock P. M. on the 19th day of November, 1974, to hear any citizens of the Town of Pulaski who desire to speak for or against amending the charter of the Town of Pulaski so as to provide "f or municipal elections on the first Tuesday in May and for officials to enter won their duties on the first day of July succeeding their election," and to hear any person for or against any other change that they may desire to suggest or may be suggested by others at said meeting, to the Charter of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. Town Manager Marshall reported that Mayor Ratcliff and the Town Manager met with officials of the County relative to a Lease CENTRAL agreement of the gym at the old Central Elementary School, and tennis SCHOOL GYM courts in the rear, and as soon ,as this agreement is finalized it will REPORT be presented to Council for its consideration and approval. Towt~.Manager Marshall reported that a corrected map and deed had been received .covering conveyance of the so-called YMCA Road to the Town, and recommended•-that Councl,~by motion ,. accept the deed of con- veyance of the fifty (50) foot wide strip of Land running from Lee Highway to the present terminus-of Oakhurst Avenue; and .that the official-name of the street be Oakhurst Avenue. Councilman Neblett ACCEPTANCE moved that the deed ,dated October 1, 1974 from Hensel Eckman YMCA, OF DEED Incorporated; James M. Hylton and Glenda C. Hylton, his wife; James L. FOR YMCA Patterson, Jr. .and •Sue B. Patterson, his wife, and E. Ray Lemons and ROAD, AND Faye T. Lemons,. husband and wife, to the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, FORMALLY covering the conveyance of a 50 foot. wide strip of land running from NAMED the terminus of Oakhurst Avenue to Lee Highway (Route 11) be accepted OAKHURST and included in the Town's secondary street system, and said street AVENUE to be known as Oakhurst Aeenue. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried on the following recorded vats: G. Wi1l~iam Hickam• - aye $ob J. Clark - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Blair: B.. Brockm~yer -:aye- James M. Neblett - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye William A. House - absent Town Manager Marshall reported that a petition for water service ALUM SPG. had been received from residents of Alum Spring Road, and the Engineering RD. ~_ RESIDENTS Department has been requested to make a preliminary investigation as to PETITION WATER the facts regarding residency, cost estimates and the present line terminus. SERVICE ~f ~~ October 22, 1974. Mr. Marshall recommended that the request be ref erred to the Utilities Committee and Town Manager for further consideration. Councilman Neblett moved that the Town Manager's recommendation be accepted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hickam, and carried. Town Manager Marshall reported that the Training Committee, Law Enforcement Advisory Council of the New River Valley Planning District Commission is attempting to create a regional Law ESTABLISHMENT Enf orcement Training Academy at the New River Community College. OF LAW TRAINING ACADEMY AT He further reported-that it now appears that 90% federal funding is NEW RIVER VALLEY COMM. available for the Academy, and the pre5~ent~estimated matching funds COLLEGE for the Town is .$360.00 annually. This amount is the Town's share AND of the local five percent (5%) and is derived on the basis of the ADOPTION Town's law enf orcement strength and the population of the Town. Mr. OF RESOLUTION Marshall stated the proposal encompasses the year round concept that will allow specialized training in the field of law enf orcement. Also, and more importantly, the Academy will allow for early training of new officers and a refresher course for the older men. Mr. Marshall recommended the adoption of a resolution indicating the Town's support of the fulltime regional training academy to be located at New River Community College. Councilman Clark moved the adoption of the resolution, which motion was seconded by Council- man Neblett, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam -ayeBob J. Clark - aye Andrew L. Graham -aye Arthur L. Meadows- aye Blair B. Brockmeyer -aye James M. Neblett - aye Mason A. Vaughan -aye William A. House - absent T? FC (1T TTTTTIN WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia has established by statute for the establishment - of a Law Enf orcement Training,Standards Commission assigning to such commission the authority and the responsibility to establish criteria for the recruitment and advanced training of law enforcement officers aaithin the Commonwealth, and RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Commission is considering as a minimum that recruit training shall be not less than six weeks of approved training and that all law enf orcement officers must participate in other approved training programs at least biennically after the initial recruit training program has been completed, and 1 October 22, 1974 WHEREAS, it is expected that within five years the recruit training program will become so comprehensive that the time required to complete the recruit training program will be not less than twelve weeks of full-time attei~danee aid the pertodie retraining programs are expected to be expanded accordingly, and WHEREAS, society today is demanding such a high level of perf ormance from our law enf orcement officers and criminal justice personnel that it is necessary to provide for our officers additional training beyond that which is required by the.I.aw enf orcement Training Standards Commission, and LAW WHEREAS, the cost of sending aII of our Iaw enf orcement ENFORCEMENT officers to establish training centers at distant Locations TRAINING will become prohibitively expensive to the local governments ACADEMY in and near the New River Valley, and ~3: , WHEREAS, it has now become necessary or highly desirable RESOLUTION to enlarge the scope of the New River Valley Police Academy to provide criminal justice training as well as Law enf orcement training, and WHEREAS, the establishment of a regional criminal justice training center at a convenient location in the New River Valley appears to be the most feasible way to provide comprehensive law enf orcement and criminal justice training programs at a nominal cost to the participating Local govern- ments. 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, that because of the savings in Iaw enf orcement officers' time which would result fzwn a regional training, facility, the anticipated reduced long-term cost to the sponsoring local governments, and the higher level of perf ormance resulting from the readily available training programs, the Town Council of Pulaski will provide reasonable financial assistance in proportion to the ratio of the population of the Town of Pulaski to the total population of the various local governments partici- pating in the sponsorship of this criminal justice training center. Mr, Marshall reported that a $24,000 grant has been approved by the Highway Safety Division - this being a 50% grant with the Town putting GRANT up $12,000, which amount is included in the budget - the bulk of which grant APPROVED FOR will cover the cost of a stripping machine for painting Lines on the streets, STRIPPING MACHINE with the remainder to be used for the installation of traffic signs in or$er FOR AREA that the Town will meet the national standard. He further reported this equipment would also be used by other communities in this area, and that the fiscal year's budget includes funds for this stripping-machine. PUBLIC HEARING An application to place a house trailer at 216 Floyd Avenue submitted TO BE HELD ON by Robert Lee Thompson was presented to Council for its consideration. Council- THOMPSON TRAILER man Graham moved that it follow the usual procedure for trailer applications APPLICA. and a public hearing be so advertised. The motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows, and carried. ~~~~ October 22, 1974. ,,, . • ~ There being no €~rther business, on motion duly made, seconded and•~ carried, the meeting adjourned at 8:.15 -P. M. APPROVED: ,. :,~ ,, ,, V'c. -Mayor Mason A. Vau 1