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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-02-71~~~ ~-~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Fulaski Town Council, held February 2, 1971, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor C. Robert Edens, presiding. _- - :.. r ` Councilmen: S. G. Frye, A. L. Graham, J. H. White, Glen K. Aust, Wm.-A. House, Raymond F. Ratcliff, Mason A. Vaughan, Absent: J. L. Congrove Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Asst.Town Attorney; Alan Groseclose Visitors: J. R. Schrader, Jr., Southwest Times reporter Eugene L. Nuckols, Attarne}~,f or Virginia Commonwealth Properties, Inc. James L. Tucker Mrs. 0. M. Duncan The invocation was given by Councilman House. Minutes of the regular meeting of January 19th were approved as recorded. Mr. Tucker and Mrs. Duncan appeared bef ore Council to express their concern over the growth and complexities of environmental pollution in our community, with its accompanying threats to health,' property and welfare, and presented to the Council a petition con- taining approximately 634 signatures, petitioning the governing body as follows: (1) to enact an effective anti-pollution ordinance, AIR POLLUTION f ollowed by vigorous enf orcement of its provisions (2) action by the PETITION PREST. BY MRS. DUNCAN major industries to the Town to formulate, adopt and effect & MR. TUCKER acceptable control programs to improve pollution levels, and (3) create a citizens' group to educate local government and industry toward acceptance of scientific proof that pollution poses a serious - ._ health threat and to assist those bodies in preventing a°nd controll- ing pollution in order ttat the. health, welfare and industry of the community may prosper. Mr. Tucker advised that the State Air Pollution Control Board considers dust falls averaging more than 20 tons per month per square mile to be unfavorable and gave figures on the measurement of dust fall by the State Board for Pulaski, Radf ord and Lynchburg, which indicated that Pulaski was over 20 tons. ~~~ February2, 1971 - Mayor Edens advised that at least a year ago Council was thinking of adopting an ordinance on air pollution, but were advised by Town Attorney Moore to withhold any action until after the State 1 completed its modification of the statute in order to know the guide- lines of the State enf orcing measures, and it was understood these are now complete and the Town would now be in a position to adopt sn ' AIR POLLUTION ordinance complying with the State's regulations. Mayor Edens also CONTINUED stated this matter has been bef ore the Pollution Committee of Council of which Mr. Congrove is Chairman. Councilman House moved that the petition be turned over to the Pollution Committee, which motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. At a cost of approximately $376.25 per month for the PBX telephone system recommended by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 1 REPORT ON Company for the new municipal building, Council directed the Town COST OF NEW TEL:. Manager to sign a five-yeax contract for these services. The motion SYSTEM FOR MUNICIPAL was made by Councilman House, seconded by Councilman Frye, and carried BUILDING 5 YRo CONT.unanimously. Councilman Ratcliff, Chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee, reported his Committee had met with two members of the BLDG.& GROUND6 Beautification Committee, and the Architect and discussed carpeting COMM. REPORT ON MUN. and painting for the interior of the new municipal building, but BLDG. no definite selections had been finalized at that time. Councilman Graham reported that the Utilities Committee had met and asked Town Manager Marshall to give the report to Council. Mr. Marshall stated that a preliminary application had been prepared r to be submitted to the State Water Control Board for funds to install APPLIC. SUBMIT. interceptor sanitary sewer lines in several different sections of the TO STATE WATER Town. He pointed out that in all probability if the application is CONTROL BD. FUNDS FOR approved thirty percent of the total will be in the form of a grant INTERCEPTOR LINES from the state and federal governments. He further stated that it was the opinion of the Engineering Department and he that in all probability should all of the sections as outlined on the maps presented be approved, this would give the Town one hundred percent sewer coverage or as close thereto as is financially feasible. v,.~ ~~ 8 ~, z. 4.5 , ~~.: REPORT FINANCE COMMITTEE TOWN COUNCIL OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA FOR FISCAL YEAR 1969 - 1970 1 (1) Our Auditors have examined the various funds of the February 2, 1971 On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried, it was recommended that the Town Manager be authorized to proceed with making application for the funds. The following report of the 1969-70 fiscal year audit report was submitted for the Finance Committee by Councilman Frye: Town of Pulaski, Virginia for the Fiscal Year 196 9 1970 and report generally that all accounts are in order and that corrections such as Checks and Balms ances have been placed into effect during the past year and that these Checks and Balances are functi- oniny properly. (2) Our Town owned Assets during that Fiscal Year in~ creased by $69,567.13 after Depreciation to $4,524,874.41. (3) The General Fund Unappropriated Surplus was $332,369.66 on June 30, 1970, compared with a Surplus of $345,958,91 on June 30, 1969, this a decrease of $13,589.29 for the year. This is easily explained when we consider that expenditures for Capital Improvements of $41,076.08 were made on Building and Grounds plus $3,700.00 for Aerial Map Revisions and many. other Capital Improvements. 1 1 F ~ ~ Febfruary 2, 1971 ,.. ~. `~ ~ . . (4) Our Water Fund Surplus decreased by $23,946.50 to a balance of $258,646.65 resulting from Capital Outlays totaling $52,888.51, chiefly of which was $26,824.24 1 for a new tank at Needmore9 plus completion of the activated process at the Filtration Plant. (5) Our Sewer Fund Deficit decreased by $22,726.00 from a Deficit Balance of $136,978.91 to a new Deficit Ba1- ante of $114,252,91. (6) Our Equipment and Stores Fund Deficit increased from $20,777.17 on June 30, 1969 to a Deficit of $47,670.49 as of June 30, 1970. This is a Bookkeeping Aceount and corrections have been made to increase the Charges to the various Service Departments to eliminate this Deficit. 1 Very respectfully submitted, ~ ~ , ~ Cha ~;~~'~`~~- Finance Committee ~` r i r. ~'. ,. _.... w~ ~ 1 Councilman White reported that a meeting of the ordinance Committee had been scheduled for the 8th and it was hoped to have a report on the two matters bef ore that Committee at Council's next regular meeting. .~~y~ February 2, 1971 ., ,: -• _ . :~ . Town Manager Marshall reported that on the 15th day of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Councilman White, and carried, the f ollowing ordinance was adopted by Council: AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING AN ENCROACHMENT UPON TOWN PROPERTY OF A CERTAIN PtXtTION OF THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN WALLS OF A BUILDING LYING AND BEING IN BLOCK NUMBER 21 IN THE TQWN OF .PULASKI OWNED BY VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH PROPERTIES, INCORPORATED BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on the 2nd day of February, 1971, that: WHEREAS, the facing on the wall of a certain building constructed upon the northeast portion of Block Number 21 as shown on a plat known as Corrected Plan A of the Pulaski Land and Improvement Company fronting one hundred twenty- five feet on Washington Avenue and one hundred thirty feet on Second Street, North, encroaches on and upon said Washington Avenue and Second Street, North; and June, 1965, Town Council had adopted an ordinance allowing an encroachment of 3-1/2 inches for 130 feet on Second Street, North, and 125 feet on Washington Avenue, which had existed for a number of years, by the facing of the wall of the property known as Hotel Pulaski owned by Thomas J. McCarthy. He stated further this property is now owned by Virginia Commonwealth Properties, Incorporated, and is occupied by Bob's, Crown Jewelers and The Peoples National Bank. Mr. Marshall stated The Peoples National Bank is now in the process of remodeling, both inside and outside, and their present plans are to remove the present face brick and ADOPTION Q!' ORDINANCE replace it with a larger brick, but in order to do this the Virginia ALLOWING ENCROACHMENT Commonwealth Properties, Inc. will need to replace the present OF REPAIRS BY PEOPLES encroachment by a maximum of a 4-1/2 inch encroachment. NATIONAL BANK After a discussion of this request, and on motion of WHEREAS, said encroachment has been in existence for a number of years; and WHEREAS, the present owner of said building contemplates renovating said building and replacing the facing on the wall along Washington Avenue and Second Street, North, to an extent of four and one-half inches from the aforesaid lot line; and WHEREAS, said encroachment as it now exists and as it will encroach by four and one-half inches permits free and unobstructed passage and use of both Washington Avenue and Second Street, North. 1 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that pursuant to Section 15.1-377 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, Virginia Commonwealth Properties, Inc., the present owner, and its ~~~ ~~ February 2, 1971 1 assigns, of said property is hereby authorized to maintain an encroachment of four and one-half inches, a distance of one hundred twenty-five feet upon Washington Avenue and a distance of one hundred thirty feet upon Second Street, North, adjacent to Block Number 21 as shown on a plat known as Corrected Plan A of the Pulaski Land and Improvement Company until such time as said building is destroyed or removed. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that when and if any portion of the building be removed or destroyed this said authorization shall immediately cease as to the encroach- ment along such portion of the building removed or des- troyed; and further that nothing herein contained shall be construed neither to improse upon the municipality any. obligation whatsoever f or:the existence of said encroachment nor to impose upon said municipality any liability to any persons whomsoever by reason of this authority nor to relieve said owner, nor its successor ig title, of any liability for negligence or otherwise on their part on account of such encroachment. Upon a vote of a two-thirds of Counci;, the matter of i identifying Second Street and Main Street was placed on the agenda for ST. ~~. TO STUDY immediate discussion. It was brought out that the fact Second Street S T .NAMES MAIN ST. & also carries the a~ame Main Street is very confusing, and on motion of SECOND ST. ' Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried, the matter was referred to the Street Committee for a recommendation. MONTHLY Town Manager Marshall gave a report on the operations of the POLICE REPORT Police and Fire Departments for the month of January, 1971. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:29 P . M. APPROVED: ~• ~~-Z"'z~~ C Mayor ATTEST: Clerk of the Council 1