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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-18-75~a~3 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held February 18, 1975 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, Blair B. Brockmeyer, C. William Hickam, Bob J. Clark, Arthur L. Meadows, William A. House, James M. Neblett, Mason A. Vaughan Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Visitors: J. R. Schrader, Southwest Times Jane Graham, WPUV Radio Station Debbie Hudson, WBLB Radio Station The invocation was given by Councilman Vaughan. Minutes of the regular meeting of February 4th were approved as recorded. As there were no visitors to be heard, Mayor Ratcliff called for reports from the various Committee Chairmen. Councilman Hickam reported that the Nominating Committee had !~ a Grievance Panel to be composed of Hubert A. Turner, Jr .; Jesse Hopkins; Mrs. Vera Ledf ord; Marvin Long; Ed Newman; John Rice; Jim Neighbors; John Nash, Sr.; O'Neal Amos and Mrs. Ann Koch. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried on the f ollow- ing recorded vote: C. William Hickam - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye William A. House - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Hickam also stated the Nominating Committee had met and selected the names of ten persons to serve on the Grievance Panel, with only three serving at a time; and that these ten persons MEMBERS had been contacted and were willing to serve. Mr. Hickam stated that TO GREIVANCE PANEL if it was agreeable with Council he would move that the Town Attorney SELECTED BY COUNCIL be authorized to prepare the proper resolution for the appointment of NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT TOWN! ATTY . WITH; LIS T OF REAPPOINT- MENTS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES consid ered the reappointment of members to various other Committees, which would require the Town Attorney preparing a resolution for adoption by the Council, and asked Council members to express their concerns relative to these committee appointments as Mr. Hickam dis- cussed them with Council. ~~~4 February 18, 1974 Councilman House stated he felt sure that John Powers' JOHN POWERS TERM ON NEW RIVER VALLEY DIST. COMM. term to serve as a citizen from the Town of Pulaski on the New River Valley Planning District Commission had expired. and it may be appropriate for the Nominating Committee to approach Mr. Powers relative to his reappointment to the Commission. Councilman House also brought to Council's attention the fact that several months ago the former Mayor C. V. Jackson appeared bef ore Council and suggested that an alternate to the MAYOR RATCLIFF APPOINTED. New River Valley Airport .Commission be appointed inasmuch as ALTERNATE TO NEW RIVER VALLEY other governing bodies have appointed alternates in an eff ort AIRPORT COMM. to have a full quorum at meetings when a representative from the governing bodies is sick and unable to attend the meetings. Mr. House further stated this has been discussed and moved that Mayor Ratcliff be appointed as an alternate to the New River Valley Airport Commission. The motion was seconded by Council- man Vaughan, and carried. Councilman Hickam stated if there were no other changes, HICKAM TO ASK he would ask Town Attorney Moore to prepare a resolution for TOWN ATTY.; RESOLUTION Council's approval, incorporating the appointments to the FOR REAPP. various committees, and that their terms expire March 1, TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES 1975, and then be reappointed for a five year term to expire ALL TERMS TO on March First. Mr. Hickam stated to have all the terms of EXPIRE ON MARCH FIRST office to expire on March First would help the Nominating Committee keep up with the necessity for reappointments. Councilman Brockmeyer stated he had no report. However, PETITION TO he inquired relative to the status of the sidewalk at Northwood BE PRESENTED FOR SIDEWALK and Claremont Schools, and was advised that it was understood that TO NORTHWOOD SCHOOL mss, Ann Kirkland is in charge of securing a petition to be presented to the Town for a sidewalk to Northwood School. Councilman Brockmeyer also inquired if the State NO SURVEY Engineers had been back to make another survey of the connect- ON CONNECTING ROAD FROM ing road from Valley Road to Route lI. He was advised -that VALLEY ROAD the weather had been too rough for the State Engineers to make such a survey. 5`~5 February 18, 1975 Councilman Vaughan stated he had no report. Councilman House inquired relative to the status of that PORTION portion of Medallion Drive, approximately 200 to 300 feet, which has MEDALLION ~, NOT never been accepted into the Town's street system. Town Manager IN STREET SYSTEM Marshall stated he would get in touch with Mr. McMillan on this. Councilman Clark reported that Mr. Cox at Gatewood Reservoir BRATS AVAII.ABLEhad been contacted and people who wished to fish on pretty days AT GATEWOOD could now rent boats at Gatewood for this purpose from Mr. Cox. Councilman Clark also stated he had been contacted relative TRASH to trash being dumped near E. V. Davis Cab stand. Town Manager CLEANUP AT DAVIS Marshall stated this had been cleaned up and signs erected to pro- CAB hibit further dumping of trash at this location. Councilman Meadows stated he had no report; however, the MEADOWS Ordinance Committee would be meeting within a ~f ew days to NO REPORT discuss several matters. Councilman Neblett stated he had no report, but he thought Town Manager Marshall would be making a report on the status of the NEBLETT NO REPORT radio frequency situation. Mayor Ratcliff called Council's attention to a report of the Town Manager in his Administrative Report, that notice had been received that C & P Telephone Company has filed a petition with the C & P TEL.State Corporation Commission requesting a 13..9% surcharge on exist- RATE INCR.ing intrastate rate schedules excluding intrastate toll, coil PETITION telephone and several new service offerings. It was stated the DISCUSSED Petition was filed on January 30, 1975 with the surcharge as pro- posed by C & P Telephone Company to become effective Marchul, 1975. There followed a discussion of same, but no action was taken. s In the absence of Town Attorney Moore, Town Manager Marshall read a resolution opposing portions of the 1969 Department of Highways RESOLUTION OPPOSING Urban Thoroughfare Plan, directing conf erence with Highway Officials PORTION OF THOROUGHFAREand re-consideration of the Thoroughfare Plan. Council had requested PLAN ADOPTED Mr. Moore to prepare such a resolution at a prior meeting. On motion ~~~s February 18, 1975 of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried on the following recorded vote, the following resolution was adopted: C. William Hickam - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye William A. House - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye James M. Neblett - aye RESOLUTION~OPPOSING PORTIONS~DF THE 1969 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS URBAN THOROUGHFARE ~°'LAN; DIRECTING CONFERENCE WITH HIGHWAY OFFICIALS AND RECONSIDERATION OF THOROUGHFARE PLAN WHEREAS, in 1969 the State Highway Department prepared an Urban Thoroughfare Plan for the Town of RESOLUTION - Pulaski, along with plans for other Urban sections of the State of Virginia; and OPPOSING PORTION WHEREAS, the Plan prepared for Pulaski was never OF f ormally adopted by the Town. However, in recent months certain portions thereof have been referred to 1969 THOROUGHFARE and incorporated in a proposed County Master Plan; and PLAN WHEREAS, considerable opposition has been expressed to that portion of said Plan involving a proposed change of North Washington Avenue to Prospect Avenue and a new street or highway through the Northwood section in a northeastern direction to intersect with Route ~~11; NOW, THEREF"ORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on this 18th day of February, 1975; that: (1) The Council go on record opposing a proposed change on North Washington Avenue and Route ~~11 through Northwood down Washington Avenue with the removal of a median strip from Fifth Street to Prospect Avenue as contained in the proposed State Highway Department's 1969 Urban Thoroughfare Plan. (2) That the Town request the proper Urban officials, together with the local Resident Engineer to meet with the Town Manager, the Street Committee and other officials of the Town to update and reconsider the entire 1969 Urban Thoroughfare Plan, and to bring the updated plan to the Council of the Town of Pulaski for its proper considera- tion. (3) That no portions of the Thoroughfare Plan as it presently exists be used by any Governmental Agency, either local, State or Federal, for planning or otherwise until the of orementioned action by the Town has been completed and formally approved by the Council of said Town. (4) That a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Urban Section of the Department of Highways and to the Planning Commission of the County of Pulaski , Virginia . 1 54`7 February 18, 1975 Town Manager Marshall reported that at the last meeting of Council Jacob Blevins appeared bef ore Council, regarding conditions at the Jim Dandy Body Shop on Dora Highway, and stated it appeared to him to be a junkyard operation, and the matter was ref erred to the Town Manager for investigation. Mr. Marshall stated that Mr. Ed Aust, owner of the Body Shop, called him by phone after reading in the Southwest Times a report on the Council meeting, and stated he is not running a junkyard. Since AUST REPORTS the receipt of this call Mr. Aust has written a letter in which he certifies that he is not operating a junkyard; that he is in JIM DANDY BODY business only at the Jim Dandy Body Shop to repair cars as the SHOP NOT A JUNK- yard - AUTOS THERE FOR REPAIRS & INS. ADJUSTMENTS people want, and that sometimes it takes days, weeks or even months to get insurance adjusters to come and make the adjustments, and because of this at times there could be a backlog of cars waiting to be repaired and refinished, but that most of these are parked behind the Body Shop. Mr. Marshall stated that a report from. the Police Department indicated this to be true upon their recent investigation. Town Manager Marshall stated that several months ago it was brought to his attention the traffic situation at the Pulaski Mall and Route 99, and on February 12th, he and Town Engineer Coake met OWNERS ~F with Mr. T. A. Carter and Mr. H. W. Huff, regarding the possibility RT. 99 MALL TO FURNISH of installing a traffic light at the Mall and East Main Street. Mr. PLANS ETC . FOR POSSIBLE Marshall stated that Mr. Carter and Mr. Huff will furnish the Town plans TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ONE INTER- showing the entrances and parking layout of the shopping center lot, SECTION OD MALL ~ RT. 99 and from this the Engineering Department will develop a plan that will show Peach Avenue and a new entrance opposite that street entranceway and further from that develop the plan f dr the install- ation of the traffic signals. Mr. Marshall stated the plan was received the day of Council's meeting and a presentation will be made to the Highway Saf ety Commission to determine if the Town can obtain a grant for at least fifty percent of the costs involved. ~"~~8 February 18, 1975 As had been reported to Council in his Administrative NO ACTION TAKEN Report, Town Manager Marshall discussed with Council the ON BICYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM p ossibility of a bicycle safety program for Pulaski, to be administered by the Police Department. There was discussion of this proposal, but no action was taken by the Council. Town Ma.nager,Marshall reported that as a result of several phone calls made to the Federal Communication Commission office in Norf olk, it was determined that that REPORT OF TOWN MANAGER RE: off ice had done all it could for the radio situation re= FCC AND LOCAL RESCUE SQUADS garding the New River Valley Rescue Squad and other related USE OF 39.5 FREQUENCY problems; however, the matter regarding the Fire Department radio operation had been cleared. With regards to the Rescue 'Squad, he was advised to contact the Washington office of FCC and ask for a rule waiver at least until the new (High Band) system grant is received and then a1L squads will be on the same radio frequency. However, it has been stated that three of the radios used by the New River Squad were purchased by the County, and he was of the opinion that the waiver request should be requested by the County rather than the Town, and-work out the details with FCC. Town Manager Marshall reported that word had been SANITARY SEWER received from the Environmental Protection Agency that the INFILTRATION/ INFLOW STUDY first phase (study phase) of the Infiltration/Inflow Study has FIRST PHASE APPROVED been approved, and this inf ormation has been passed on to our Consulting Engineers, Wiley & Wilson, to proceed with the second phase of the Study. Town Manager Marshall presented an application in the name of David,S. Reese to place a mobile home on Lot 27, near DAVID S .REESE APPLICATION Milfin Avenue. Councilman Vaughan moved that the usual FOR MOBILE HOME RO BE procedures regarding trailer applications be followed and ADVERTISED FOR HEARING a public hearing ,scheduled. The motion was seconded by Council- man Neblett, and carried. 5'49 February 18, 1975 Town Manager Marshall stated that a letter had been received from Claremont Corporation requesting the Council to consider in- stalling water and sewer service on Memorial Drive between Peppers Ferry Road and Westwood Drive; further, that since this is a joint CLAREMONT CORP. REQ. WATER & venture between the Town and Virginia Department of Highways, the SEWER SERVICES ON MEMORIAL Corporation felt the Town should share in the cost of installing the DRIVE BET. PEPPERS FRY. utilities. Mr. Marshall also stated the letter cited the fact' RD. & WESTWOOD DRIVE REF. TO that Claremont Corporation would furnish the materials such as UTILITIES COMMITTEE pipe, manholes and fire hydrants and the Town make the installa- ADJOURNMENT tion. Mr. Marshall suggested that the matter be referred to the Utilities Committee and Town Manager, with a report to be made to the Council. The Town Manager presented a report on his opinion and how the utilities should be installed. Councilman House so moved, seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. At 8:05 P. M. Councilman Vaughan moved that Council adjourn. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried. APPROVED: Mayor Ratcli f ATTEST: ~' C 1 erk oft ounc i 1