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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-07-68r~~1~~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held May 7, 1968, at 4:00 P. M., in .the Pulaski County Courtroom. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: C. B. Gallimore, Rudolph Farmer, H. H. Eggert, S. G. Frye, Glen K. Aust, W. S. Cummings, Raymond F. Ratcliff Absent: T. J. McCarthy Also present: Town Manager: Evan Norton Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jane Graham, Southwest Times reporterf Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter Mrs. Willard Pace-Mrs. David Pugh of Madeline Harman Woman's Club Miss McDonald, Governement Teacher at Pulaski High School Youth Mayor and Clerk, and Members of Youth Council The invocation was given by Councilman Gallimore. Minutes of the regular meeting of April 16th were approved as recorded. Mayor Jackson welcomed the Pulaski High School Seniors participating in the Youth Government Day Program, sponsored by the YOUTH DAY OFFICIALS WELCOMED BY MAYOR Madeline Harman Woman's Club; Mrs. David Pugh, representative of the Club, and Miss McDonald, Government Teacher at the Pulaski High School. Council held a public hearing on the application of Donald D. Gibbs to place a house trailer at the corner of Second HOUSE FRAILER and Bertha Streets, as had been advertised in the local newspaper. APPLICATION DONALD D.GIBBS Mayor Jackson asked if there was any onepresent who wished to APPRoved speak in opposition to this application. There appeared to be no opposition to this application, and Town Manager Norton recom- mended that it be approved. On motion of Councilman Aust, second- ed by Councilman Eggert, and carried, it_was, RESOLVED, that the application be approved. Mention was made of the formal opening of the new FORMAL OPENING OF NEW MUNICIPAL Municipal Building at Martinsville, Virginia, May 11th and 12th, BLDG. IN MARTINSVILLE MAY 11th & 12th and several members of Council and Town Manager Norton stated they planned to attend the opening. Town Manager Norton advised that no report could be NO REPORT ON made on the Northwood School Entrance matter because the School NORTHWOOD SCHOOL ENTRANCE SUBJECT Board had not made a report on same. Council mins. contd.,~~/68 Mr. Norton also advised that signatures are still being SI DEWALK, CURB & GUTTER 1ST St. secured on the petition for sidewlak, curb and gutter for First Street, East. Town Attorney Moore advised that study is being made by the Ordinance Committee with reference to the County and Town 1 TOWN & COUNTY ordinances pertainging to trailers and trailer camps, and that TRAILER ORD. UNDER STUDY the committee would soon be in a position to make recommendations to the Council. As Chairman of the Finance Committee, Councilmam Frye reported that according to the present budget, operating expenses had been over-spent through March; that as of the end of the current fiscal year some operating accounts would be over-spent while others would be under-spent. However, it was the feeling that the current budget would show a small surplus, while not as 1 1 FRYE REPORTS much as had been anticipated considering what inflation had done ON 1967-68 BUDGET for other towns as well as individuals. He further stated that CONDITION & MATTERS OF snow removal was more than double; refuse and garbage collections UPCOMING 1968-69 BUDGET would run about $16,000 deficit, the income from garbage collection ~~~1 would not equal the operating costs of the garbage collection system. Mr. Frye advised this should end reports of the Finance Committee for the fiscal year 1967-68, and that the 1968-69 budget is now being prepared. He stated there were many capital improvements which should be included in the new budget; Anticipated expenditures at the Filter Plant in the sum of $25,000; sewer and water lines must be built; some of the sidewalks are greatly in need of repairs, and as Chairman of the Finance Committee he was concerned as to where the money would come EQUITABLE from. He further reported that in the year 1976 the Town must DISTRIBUTION OF SALES TAX spend well over a million dollars on the filter and sewer plants, REQUESTED OF COUNTY which includes all of the federal assistance obtainable. He further stated that the Town should be setting aside its part of this money so that when 1976 arrives there will be funds available for these improvements. Mr. Frye stated a request had been made to the Board of Supervisors for a more equitable distribution of the sales tax, and that he had been told recently that 'Council must submit this request from the Council minutes in writing and asked Council's unamimous consent in considering a motion as follows: Councilman !~~~~) Council mins. contd. 5/7/68 Frye moved that the Town of Pulaski, Virginia send a written re- quest to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Pulaski asking that in lieu of the present method of distributing the Optional 1% Sales Tax Revenue that instead, the Board of Supervisors of the County will make an appropriation annually and pay monthly to the SALES TAX CONTINUED Town of Pulaski a sum of money equ&1 to the amount that the Town of Pulaski would receive if all of the Optional 1% Sales Tax Revenue were distributed between the Town and County on a:population Ratio:. #ie~, fhe..&atn~.of tlie!~popnl:azinri of~'.the~.Town of Pulaski to the Population of the County of Pulaski and the Board of Super- visors consider and pass a resolution pledging that said approp- riation will be a continuing one and that the effective date of the first appropriation will be July 1, 1968, and that we urge that the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors call a special meeting to consider this request. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. B. Gallimore - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye W. S. Cummings - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Raymond F. Ratcliff- aye , S. G. Frye - aye T. J. McCarthy - absent Councilman Ratcliff advised that should the Board of Supervisors see fit to grant the request of Council for a more IF EQUITABLE equitable distri~aution of the sales tax, this would possibly DISTRIBUTION IS MADE OF SALES enable the Council to consider the possibility of eliminating TAX TOWN COULD CONSIDer ELIMIN. the personal property tax which has been done by other towns; PER .PROP .TAX that he felt this to be an unfair tax as there was no way to place a value on personal property, and moved that the possibility of eliminating the personal property tax be referred to the Finance Committee for their consideration and evaluation, and report back to the Council. This motion was seconded by Councilman Frye, and carried. Councilman Ratcliff asked for the unanimous consent of Council to bring before it the request of the Taylor-Dillon Street $35,000. FOR TAYLOR-DILLON residents for sewer, and moved that it be included in the budget SEWER TO BE IN 1968-69 BUDGET for 1968-69, subject to a public hearing on the budget and a study and approval by the Finance Committee. Mr. Ratcliff Council mins. contd. 5/7/68 further advised that the cost of this line would approximately be $35,000 and that the Town had not had the money available for this extension, but moved that this be included in the up- coming budget, The motion was seconded by Councilman Frye, and carried. Town Attorney Moore reported the sum of $85,000 would f ~~~ be included in the State Highway Budget for the fiscal year July STATE HWY BUDGET TO CARRY $85,0001, 1968 for four-laving Route 99 from the present Town's corporate FOR 4-CANING RT 99 BEYOND limits to a point past the intersection. of Route 611 and Route 99. CORP.LIMITS Mr. Moore further reported there were certain changes in the law which should be incorporated in the ordinance making decal auto license legal, and he hoped to have this ordinance for Council's approval at its next meeting, but recommended that authorization should be given to the Town Manager to place an order TOWN MGR. f or the purchase.of the decals. On motion of Councilman Farmer, AUTHORIZED TO PLACE seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, ORDER FOR DECALS; ORD. that the Town Manager be authorized to place an order for the TU BE ADOPTED AT NEXT MEETING purchase of decals. As this authorization .had been granted in a OF COUNCIL previous meeting of Council, the motion and second were withdrawn. Town Attorney Moore presented to Council for its consider- ation a resolution concerning-the..construction of an access road to the proposed recreational development at Gatewood Reservoir. On motion of Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried,on the-.following vote, the following resolution was adopted: C. B. Gallimore - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye W. S. Cummings - aye H. H: Eggert - aye Raymond F. Ratcliff - aye S. G. Frye - aye T. J. McCarthy - absent RESOLUTION- ACCESS ROAD TO RESOLUTION GATEWOOD REC. AREA WHEREAS, the 1966 Session of the General Assembly of Virginia provided funds for the construction of access roads to public recreational areas and historical sites and authorized the Highway Commissioner and the Commission of Outdoor Recreation .jointly t,o select and designate areas to be served by such roads, and further, to promulgate certain regualtions to carry out the provisions fo this section; and, WHEREAS, the Highway Commission and the Commission of Outdoor Recreation did by resolution adopted on June 18, 1966, establish the policy to govern the use of recreational access funds; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski has established a proposed plan for recreational development both within and outside the Town of Pulaski and particularly in reference to the area lying on the north side of the Gatewood Reservoir upon lands owned '~~~~~ Council mins. contd. 5/7/68 partly by the Town and partly by the Federal government (Jefferson National Park); and, WHEREAS, the said Town program for the development has been presented and approved by the Commission of Outdoor Recreation and contains therein, among other things, the proposed construc- tion of an access road beginning at the point where the Forest Service Road ended, approximately four (4) miles from the present terminus of State Route ~p710, and thence extending to the actual proposed area for recreational development a distance of 5322 feet, more or less, and further, a proposed connecting road from near the above beginning point referred to, in a southern direction to a point at the terminus of an existing private road constructed by the Town of Pulaski along the northern bank of Gatewood Reservoir, all as shown on a map therof attached hereto; and, WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Town the above construc- tion is needed to serve the traffic expected to be generated by GATEWOOD the facility and that the development will be sell protected by the fact it is located within the Jefferson National Park and RESOLUTION no specific zoning is necessary in order to accomplish this, that CONTINUED the same is true for any and all future extensions of this road for a distance of several miles, that the construction would open up additional recreational areas and sites and would tend to enhance the value of the general area for future development of other types; and WHEREAS, the existing roads and facilities available will be at least seventy-five per cent (75%) of the total needed roads to serve the proposed recreational facility; and, Whereas, the Town of Pulaski has availble its funds and will be in a position to begin the actual construction of the area upon approval by the appropriate State and Federal agencies; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNDIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, meeting in regular session on this 7th day of May, 1968, that: (1) The State Highway Commission and the Commission of Outdoor Recreation take the necessary steps in such order as is required by law and their policy to consider and approve the proposed access read or roads contemplated and needed for development and use of the Gatewood Recreational area, and that all necessary steps to correlate the construction with the pro- posals of the overall planning for the recreational area be-made. (2) The Town does hereby certify that its proportionate share of the cost for the proposed facility will be available when needed. (3) All the officials of the Town of Pulaski are hereby authorized and empowered to proceed to take such administrative steps as necessary to accomplish the completion and fullfillment of this plan. ADOPTED this 7th day of May, 1968. TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA By /s/ C. V. Jackson Mayor ATTEST /s/ Gladys R. Dalton Clerk of Council Council mins. contd. 5/7/68 ~~~~~ On motion of Councilman Gallimore, seconded by Councilman TOWN MGR. TO Eggert, and carried, Town Manger Norton was authorized to attend ATTEND MANAGER'S the Town Manager's Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia, the 16th and 17th MEETING IN NORFOLK of May. Town Manager Norton advised that a public hearing would be held by the State Highway Department in Roanoke May 15th at 10:00 A.M., at which time primary allocations-would be considered STATE HWY. PUBLIC HEARING for this part of the state, and suggested that as many as possible RE: PRIMARY ROAD ALLOCAT- attend this meeting. IONS On motion of Councilamn Frye, seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried bn the following recorded vote, the sum of $1,250.00. be appropriated from the General Fund surplus to be APPROPRIATION paid to Yarger and Associates to cover the balance of their fee $1250. FOR REM. FEE FOR CITY f or the work performed on City Status Study: STUDY C. B. Gallimore -aye Glen K. Aust -aye Rudolph Farmer -aye W. S. Cummings -aye H. H. Eggert -aye Raymond F. Ratcliff -aye S. G. Frye -aye T. J. McCarthy -absent Town Manager Norton advised that the Division of Planning under the Governor's office has decided to take on the role of coordinator for the City Block Statistics Program for the area outside of urbanized areas in Virginia, and once the deadline for area participation_ahs been reached, each locality will be inf- $200. PD TO ormed of its share of the costs. A down payment of $200.00 is req- COMMW . VA . FOR CITY BLOCK quired by June 15th and the balance in 1969. Mr. Norton stated SENSUS SURVEY, BAL. IN 1969 ,.this information would be of great assistance to the V.P.I. Center for Urban and Regional Studies as it would give them a APPROPRIATION: .cross check on the surveys they are making in Pulaski. As chairman of the Finance Committee, Councilman Frye moved that the sum of $200.00 be appropriated from the General Fund surplus, to cover this cost, which motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. B. Gallimore -aye Glen K. Aust -aye Rudolph Farmer -aye W. S. Cummings -aye ~H. H. Eggert -aye... Raymond F. Ratcliff -aye S. G. Frye -aye T. J. McCarthy -absent ~s,fr(~ Council mins. contd. 5/7/68 Town Manager Norton gave a brief report, for the benefit of the youth group, of the Planning Program being undertaken PLANNING PROGRAM EXPLAINED TO by the Town in connection with the study being made by the V.P.I. YOUTH GROUP Center of Urban Regional Studies. Town Manager Norton advised that the Town had no outside corporate limits sewer extension policy, and recommended that the OUTSIDE CORP. matter be referred to the sewer committee for study and report. On LIMITS SEWER EXTENSION POL. motion of Councilman Frye, seconded by Councilman Aust, and TO BE STUDIED BY SEWER COMM. carried, the matter was referred to the Sewer Committee for study and report. Mayor Jackson stated he felt Council should pass a res- olution commending the Advance Stores upon the renovation of the Bunts Building, and on motion of Councilman Gallimore, seconded by ADVANCE STORE. TO BE COMMENDED Counc3,a~an Eggert, ,and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that an ON RENOVATION OF BUNTS BLDG. appropriate resolution be drawn and mailed to the Advance Stores, Inc. Mayor Jackson called on Youth Mayor Jeff Ball to stand and introduce the members of his Youth Council, which he did. Town Attorney Moore suggested that Council recess at this point and after approximately ten minutes, Council dis- cussed the possibility of purchasing what is known as the Cool Spring property on Dora Highway, consisting of approximately eight (8) acres of land including the creek channel, from Mr. Howard R. Imboden. Councilman Eggert moved that the Town COOL SPG. PROP. TO BE PURCHASED purchase from Howard Imboden, for the sum of $20,000.00 both FOR $20,000. SUBJECT TO TI'~LE of the parcels of land as shown on a map of the Cool Spring INVESTIGATION property, subject to title investigation and survey, and that the purchase price be appropriated from the proceeds of the sale of the Route 99 property to Miller A. Bushong, Jr. et al, and placed in the General Fund, be used for the purchase of this land from Mr. Imboden, for recreational purposes; and directed the Town Attorney to draw the proper agreement of purchase. The motion was seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried on the following recorded vote: Council mans. contd. 5/7/68 ~~~21 C. B, Gallimore - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye W. S. Cummings - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Raymond F. Ratcliff - aye S. G. Frye - aye T. J. McCarthy - absent On motion of Councilman Ratcliff, seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried on the following recorded vote, the following [_' resolution was adopted: C. B. Gallimore - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye W. S. Cummings - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Raymond F. Ratcliff - aye S. G. Frye - aye T. J. McCarthy - absent RF.SnT.i1TTnN It is hereby resolved that the Commonwealth of Virginia, Pulaski County, Virginia and Town of Pulaski, Virginia have bi- laterally and/or mutually agreed to the development of adjoining Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs). The EOCs shall be located in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia at a site to be selected which involves new construction. The Virginia Regional EOC will be the emergency control center for the Southwest area of the State. The Commonwealth of RESOLUTION Virginia shall bear the cost of that portion of the basic struct- TO LOCATE EOC ure which comprises the Regional EOC. Additional cost of the OFFICE. IN equipment for the Regional EOC shall be borne by the State of PUgASKI/SPACE Virginia. The Regional State Office of Civil Defense will be TO BE PROVIDED located in this EOC, The State of Virginia may be compensated as mutually agreed by appropriate officials of the State, County and/or Town for space within the EOC that is used during peace- time for a normal County and/or Town function. The Pulaski County EOC will be the emergency control center for the County. It is understood by the officials of Pulaski County and the Town of Pulaski that the County is the governmental subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia en- titled to U. S. Government financial assistance in the develop- ment of an EOC. As such, Pulaski County shall bear the cost of that portion of the basic structure which comprises the Pulaski County EOC. In addition, the County will bear the cost of the equipment prescribed by federal regualtions as mandatory to meet EOC standards. .The Pulaski County Civil Defense Office will be located in this EOC. The County and/or Town may use space in this EOC during peacetime for normal County and/or Town functions as mutually agreed. It is further agreed that: The respective EOC facilities will be readily available to the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or the County of Pulaski in the event of an emergency. 1 Should the Town of Pulaski at a subsequent date convert to city status then the County and City will operate as one Civil Defense organization. /s/ C. V. Jackson C. V. Jackson Mayor Town of Pulaski, Virginia Fred N. Cole Chairman, Board of Supervisors Pulaski County, Virginia General Alfred B. Denniston State Civil Defense Coordinator 2ti Council mins. contd. 5/7/68 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:00 P. M. Approved: ~~ ~~~,:~~ , ~-~i~ c~~ yor ATTEST: Clerk o the Council I~ _J LJ