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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-18-69~~~ 1 II II Council mins. contd, There being no further business, .the meeting adjourned at 12:25 P. M. APPROVED: ~~z~ ~1 Mayor Attest: Cler of the Council l~~~I Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held March 18, 1969, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. Rd~rt Edens, presiding. Councilmen: Wm: A. House, Mason A. Vaughan, J. H. White, W. D. Macgill, Jr., Andrew L. Graham, S. G. Frye, Raymond F. Ratcliff Absent: Glen K. Aust Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Alan Groseclose Visitors: Jane Graham, Southwest Times reporter Joyce Gardner, WPW Radio Station Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Murphy, Mrs. John D. Akers and James C. Quesenberry, High Street Residents The invocation was given by Councilman Frye. Minutes of the regular meeting of March 4th and special meeting of March 14th, were approved as recorded. A delegation from High Street appeared bef ore Council and NAME OF HIGH STREET TO REMAIN RATHER THAN CHANGE TO HILL STREET presented a petition containing signatures of sixteen residents of that Street, who requested the Town not to change the name of their street from High Street to Hill Street, as had been re- quested by the Post Office Department. After a discussion of this situation with the residents present, Councilman Frye moved that the name high Street remain as it is, which motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. Councilman House reported that at the last meeting of TOWN ACCEPTS LEASE AGREE- MENT FOR VA. NATL. BANK HARKING LOT Council the leasing of the Virginia National Bank parking lot on Washington Avenue was discussed by Council, and the proposed agreement was referred to the Street Committee for consideration and recommenda- tion. Mr. House advised that the Committee had reviewed the lease agreement in detail and recommended, and he so moved, that the agree- ment be accepted upon the language as inserted in the copy being held by the Town Manager. The motion was seconded by Councilman White, and carried. 1 1 ~~` Council mans. contd. 3/18/69 Councilman Frye reported that when Council engaged the services of Mr. Marshall as Pulaski's Town Manager, it was agreed that the Town would pay for the cost of moving Mr. Marshall and his family to Pulaski. He further stated the Town Manager account in MOVING COSTS the present budget carried funds sufficient for this expenditure, FOR NEW TOWN MGR. $821.61 but recommended, and so moved, that the sum of $821.61 be transferred TO BE PAID FOR BY TOWN from Account Number LD 100-3 to 1D-299, to cover the cost of this move. The motion was seconded by Councilman Macgill, and carried. Councilman Frye reported that the Finance Committee had recently reviewed in detail the percentage of return the Town is RETIREMENT deriving on the investment of the Retirement Funds with the Actuaries, PLAN FUNDS and in view of the recent more aggressive policy taken by The First TO BE ANALYZED National Exchange Bank, Trustees of this Fund, it was suggested that nothing be done at this time, but compare and analyse the results achieved by other banks, insurers, etc., until the end of the fiscal year. Town Attorney Groseclose advised he had no report, but would need an executive session later to discuss real estate matters. Town Manager Marshall advised Council of the necessity of adopting a resolution, similar to that of other Towns and Cities, granting to the State Highway Department Bond in the amount of HIGHWAY DEPT. $1,000.00 for permission to cross ids right-of-way for the construction BOND $1,000. FOR R/W of utility lines. He stated this would eliminate the necessity of CONSTR. CUTS having to pay the Highway Department a Thousand Dollars each time line construction is done and have them later return the Thousand Dollars, thereby eliminating bookkeeping. Councilman Ratcliff moved this matter be turned over to the Ordinance Committee for study and recommendation, which motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. At 4:55 P. M. Councilman White moved Council go into Executive EXECUTIVE Session for the purpose of discussing real estate matters, which motion SESSION was seconded by Councilman House, and carried.