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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20-69t~~ ~1 held May 20, 1969, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. _~ i i i ~ ~, h i A ~ a p \' N i ~ :~ ~ w 4 ~ A ~ t L~ o Q ~ 3` ~ ~ ., ~, A p ~ z ~ ~ ~ C~ O CC O ~ ~ z -c~ a V ~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council There were present: Mayor C. Robert Edens, presiding. Councilmen: A. L. Graham, S. G. Frye, Raymond F. Ratcliff, W. D. Macgill, Jr., Wm. A. House, J.H. FQhite, Mason A. Vaughan, Glen K. Aust Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall .Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jane Graham, and Mr. Ratcliff, Southwest Times reporters.) Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times Bureau ~ Irby Hollingsworth arville M. Bragg Donald J. Gibbs Mrs. Nicholas Frazier Mrs. Duane Hicks The invocation was given by Councilman Macgill. Minutes of the May 6th meeting were approved as corrected. Mr. Irby Hollingsworth appeared bef ore Council and asked that his taxicab operators license be reinstated. Town Manager Marshall advised Council that Police Chief Comer had revoked Mr. Hollings~aorth's taxi operators license upon Mr. Hollingsworth's conviction of stealing funds of the Cab Company for whom he was driving. Mr. Mashall reported HOL]LINGSWQRTH further from the Police records pertaining to other convictions. After TAXI LIC. TQ STAND a discussion of the matter, Councilman Fry moved that the suspension of P ENDING OUTCQME OF Mr. Holiingsworth's taxi operators license stand pending the outcome of COURT CASES , his appeal on the last conviction. The motion was seconded by Council. man Asst, and carried. Town Manager Marshall requested thatthe trailer application BRAGG & of Orville M. Bragg and Donald D. Gibbs be held over pending the ex- GIBBS TRAILER ploration of the possibility of getting a new and larger water line t0 the APPLICATIQNS CHN~TINUED area on Dora Highway; that the old VICC Company line is still in operation but is giving trouble and a larger line was necessary. Mr. Bragg, and Mr. Gibbs had no objection to this request and were in favor of the 1 installation of a better water line to the area. The Nicholas Frazier house trailer application was also held N.FRANZIER over in order that the Town Engineer would have an opportunity to establish TRAILER APPLIC. the exact location and size of the lot on which the applicant proposed CONTINUED to pa rk the trailer. ~~ Council mins. May 20, 1969 Town Manager Marshall advised that the legal steps had LEGAL STEPS been about completed in the securing of easements for the Taylor- COMPLETED LN R/b3 FOR TAYLOR- Dillon sewer line and that construction is underway. DILLON SEWER Councilman Frye, reporting for the Finance Committee, advised that Town Manager Marshall was just about to get the TOWN MGR. RE; BUDGET Budget finalized so Council can state to work on it. Councilman House reported on the recent meeting with a RECODIFICATION representative of the Michie Company of Charlottesville, the Town REPORT Attorney and Town Manager, relative to the new Town Code. Reporting for the Safety Committee, Town Manager Marshall advised that a representative from the Traffic Light Company was in TRAFFIC LIGHTS Pulaski on the 19th checking out the traffic signals at the corner WASH? & MAIN BEING WORKED of Washington .Avenue and Main Street, and working up a cost estimate ON BY ENGRS . on the synchronization of the traffic lights at this intersection, all of which would take considerable time. At the last meeting of Council Town Manager Marshall was directed to make a study and report to Council of his findings relative e to thw zoning regularions affecting the proposed construction of a f ood store and coin operated laundry at the intersection o~ Monte Vista Drive and Bob White Boulevard. Mr. Marshall reported ZONING REGULATIONSthat the Town Zoning Ordinance adopted in 1965 set aside a strip of BEING COMPLIED WITH FOR BOB WHITEland on the west side of Bob White Boulevard, 250 feet deep and parallel BLVD. FOOD STORE & to Bob White Boulevard, and is designated as B-2, which is defined as LAUNDRY General Business, and that the uses as set out in Section 9-1-1 permits such an operation as is proposed. He further stated that a conderence with the Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator indicated that all codes and ordinances are being met including the area that will be used for parking, and that the owner or owners advise that the parking area as proposed will not overlap into the R-2, Residential areas, and shoud it do so, parking will be legal as long as it is not commercial in nature. NO REPORT Town Attorney Moore advised he had no report to make, but OF TOWN ATTY. would need an executive session to discuss a real estate matter, ~; ~6~ BTouncil mins. contd. May 20, 1969 Town Manager Marshall reported that at the Last meeting of Council the Street Committee recommended that the request of Mrs. Anne A. English to close a street in the English Forest Subdivision be referred to the Town Planning Commission for review and recommenda- tion to Council. He further reported that the~_Pl.anning Commission RECOMMENDATION met on May 19th and recommended to Council that the present situation NOTED ON REQ. TO CLOSE ALOE Yas it now exists be r8ained and that the street not be closed. Council IN ENGLISH FOREST - accepted the recommendation of the Town Planning Commission, and AUTHORIZES Councilman Vaughan moved that Town Attorney Moore be directed to TOWN ATTY. TO CLOSE proceed to set the legal procedures in motion anihave viewers appoint ed to complete this matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried/ Town Manager Marshall read to Council.a letter from Mr. J. R. Dobyns of Pulaski, in which letter it was requested that the property owners on Hermosa Drive in Draper Mountain Estates, requested .the Town to investigate .the possibility .of sanitary sewer service to SEWER COMM. TO STUDY REQ. Hermosa Drive.-.The letter further stated that these property owners FOR S EWER SERVICE TO had been'assured of aright-of-way to this area: by way'of Birch HERMOSA DR . IN DRAPER gtreet from Cool Spring. There-.was some discussion of the matter by MTN. ESTATES Council, and Councilman Aust moved that the matter be referred to the Sewer-Committee. The motion:was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried. _ -Town Manager Marshall advised that. in February of 1967 the Council adopted the.Workabl:e Program, which in part adopted the Southern Standard Housing Code. :He further stated that under-.the Housing Code the Council shall establish a: Housing-Board of Adjustments and Appeals, composed of one Realtor, one Physician, One Architect, Engineer or .TOWN ATTY? TO PREPARE General Contractor, one Building Materials Dealer, and one Member at ORD. AUTHORIZ- ING & APPOINT- Large, from the home owners of the governed area, with stipulations a~ to ING MEMBERS TO HOUSING their term of office. Mr. Marshall advised further that he and the Zoning BD. OF ADJUSTMENTS and Building Administrator, Mr. Slack, had discussed this and felt that & APPEALS sooner or later some appeals would be made, and a list of persons had been contacted to see if they would be willing to serve on such a Board, wets presented to the Council. After a discussion of this Councilman White moved that the Town Attorney be directed to prepare the proper ordinat4ce carrying out the conditions of the Housing Code, for Council's approval. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried. ~~~~~ Council mins. contd. May 20, 1969 Town Manager Marshall reported that the lights at Calfee CALF EE PARK LIGHTS REPAIRDD Park had been repaired and that thirty or more were now in service that have not been in operation for sometime; that wires had been re- paired, and there was need of the replacement of many poles. He stated some consideration should be given to establishing a program for this particular project and he hoped to include funds in the coming budget for this. The House trailer application of Donna Edwards to place DONNA EDWARDS a trailer on 'lot on Chestnut Street, behind the iaundramat on Valley Street, TRAILER APPLIC. TO BE ADVERTISEgaas presented to Council by Cown Manager Marshall. Councilman Ratcliff moved that the usual procedure be f oliowed in trailer applications for this application. The motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. Town Attorney Moore advised Council of a visit to his office recently by a man from Maryland who wished to place funds in the Town ATTY DIRECTED Trust Fund to take care of a 1Qt in Oakwood Cemetery where his TO DRAW SAMPLE ORD. ESTABLISH-Parents are buried. A lengthy discussion followed relative to ING CEM.TRUST FOR PERPETUAL the operations of the Cemetery and the appointment of Trustees CAR E for the Cemetery Fund, and on motion of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Councilman Macgill, and carried, that the Town Attorney be directed to draw a "sample" ordinance appointing trustees for the Cemetery Trust Fund for Council's approval. Councilman Frye moved that the sum of $125.00 be appropriated $125.APPROP. from the General Fund Surplus"to purchase a mower to be used in the old FOR MOWER FOR OAKWOOD Oakwood Cemetery, which motion was seconded by Councilman Macgill, and CEMETERY carried on the following vote: Raymond F. Ratcliff - aye S. G. Frye - aye Wm. D. Macgill - aye J. H. White - aye Wm.A. House - na.: A. L. Graham - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye Councilman Vaughan asked that the Planning Program be placed on the next Council agenda. At 5:20 P. M. Councilman White moved that Council go into executive session to discuss a real estate matter, which motion was EXECUTIVE SESSION seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried. Council mins. contd. May 20, 1969 ~a , R.. ~.t~t.~ At 6:05 P. M., Mayor Edens declared the Council. to be in - :. .. ~ -. regular session. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:07 P. M. APPROVED: Mayor C. Robt. Edens Attest: Clerk, of the Council 3 . ~