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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-21-66~~~?1 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held June 21, 1966, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: C. B. Gallimore, W. A. Larson, H. H. Eggert, Rudolph Farmer, Glen K. Aust Absent: F. L. Carrico, W. S. Cummings, T. J. McCarthy Also present: Town Manager: Evan Norton Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors° Clara Cox, Southwest Times reporter Geo. A. Hillsman, Chamber of Commerce as recorded. The invocation was given by Councilman Aust. Minutes of the regular meeting of June 7th were approved Council considered the application of Oscar M. Smith to OSCAR M. SMITH p~..ace a house trailer on Highland Terrace, and on motion of Councilman TRAILER APPL. Aust, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, it was, RESOLVED, that the usual TO BE HANDLED procedure of holding a public hearing by Council on such trailer applica- IN USUAL MANNER. bons, be followed in this instance, and the Town Manager was directed tc> have notice of such hearing placed in the local newspaper. Town Manager Norton read a letter from Mr. 0. H. Woolwine, Agent and Yardmaster for the Norfolk and ?~Testern Railway Company, which letter was in answer to rlr. Norton's recent letter regarding the block- ing of Washington Avenue with passenger trains. Mr. Woolwine advised that the platform at the Pulaski station is limited in length and width to load and unload mail from mail cars, and it depends upon the location of these cars in the train whether trains can stop short of the crossing or must pull across to place the mail cars at the widest part of the LETTER READ p'?.,atform. He further stated they had plans to retire the spur track just FROM 0. H. east of the station and widen the platform for the entire length which WOOLWINE wall enable their train crews to work the mail cars at an,y location RE: TRAINS along the platform, thus enabling all passenger trains to stop short of BLOCKING the Washington Avenue crossing when arriving from the east, and will not CROSSINGS. stop until the rear of trains fxom the west have cleared the crossing. Town Manager Norton presented a reauest of John R. Powers, Mgr. of IGA Food Fair for the installation of curb and sidewalk on the STREET COMM. east side of the Food Fair property and Main street. Mr. Norton stated TO STUDY REQ. this involves a drainage condition that will likely necessitate a storm FOR CURB & drain to the creek. He further stated this project would be dust north SIDEWALK ON of and across the railroad from similar improvements requested by 0. H. EAST SIDE OF Meredith at his property on the corner of Madison Avenue and Main Street. FOODFAIR PROP. ~.. Norton stated that Mr. Powers is willing to pay his part of the cost of the improvement. On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that the reauest be turned over to the Street Committee for study and report to Councal.~ A reauest of Mack W. Wilson for the installation of curb in front of his property on Third Street between Randolph and Henry Avenues, was presented to Council by Town Manager Norton. Mr. Norton stated this pro3ect would also involve a drainage situation concerning MACK W. WILSON the property of a person on Randolph Avenue, south of Third Street. On REQ. CURB ON motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried, THIRD ST. TURNED it was, RESOLVED, that the reauest be r?ferred to the Street Committee OVER TO ST. for study and report to Council. COMM. ~~~~2 Council rains. contd. 6/21/66 Town Manager Norton briefly reported on the purpose as well as the accomplishments of the June 16th meeting, called by Mayor Jackson, and composed of representatives from the County Board of Supervisors, the Town Council of Pulaski and Dublin, the Pulaski Town Planning Commission, the Pulaski County Planning Pulaski Commission the/Beautification Committee, and the DirACtor of the Pulaski County Community Action Program, and others. Mr. Norton stated the Pulaski Beautification Committee had suggested that a plan be developed for countywide beautification and land- scapping, which plan could be used to obtain funds to employ a director and personnel through the Pulaski County Community Action Agency, to do the actual landscaping and planting; which proposal DISCUSSION OF is concerned with the means of developing this plan through the ;joint REGIONAL PLANNING PROGRAM & JOINT effort of the County and the Town of Pulaski and Dublin, and to obtai n PLANNING COMM. fi nancial assistance in the preparation of the plan. Mr. Norton stated certain recommendations and methods of obtaining the necessary financial assistance were discussed at the meeting, all of which had more fully been related to Council in a recent report, from the Town Manager. He further stated that the State Division of Industrial Development and Planning had been reouested to furnish their recommendation as to how this might best be accomplished, and they recommended that a joint commission be organized with representa- tion from Board of Supervisors, and Towns of Pulaski and Dublin, and forwarded the necessary forms for a Joint Agreement as well as informa- tion regarding the legal reouirements for such a Joint Commission. He further stated the Joint Planning Commission would by no means supplant the present County and Town Commissions, and the joint committee recommend- ed that the Joint Planning Commission be composed of nine members, one (l.) from Pack of the governing bodies and two (?) from each of the member jurisdictions, and that the local cost far the operation of the Commission be divided prapertionatel.y among the jurisdictions on the basis of their respective populations. ~~~'`?~$ Council Mins. contd. 6/21/66 After a discussion of this proposal., Town Manager Norton and Geo. A. Hillsman, Directox of the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, were authorized to look further into this matter, requesting the assistance of the Status representative, Mr. Outland at Abingdon, or any federal. officials, and set up another meeting so that all might become more familiar with the proceedings invol.vPd. On mo+.i.on of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried, it was, RESOLV~'D, that Section H under Chapter III of the License Tax Ordinance, be studied and a report made to Council. ORDINANCE COMM. TO STUDY LICENSE Later in the meeting J. B. Warner of Puh ski appeared'beforP Council TAX ORDINANCE. SECT. H. CHAPT. and complained about the town's interpretation of this section which III. reads as follows: Sec+,ion H. TRAIL~~'RS & SL'MI-TRAILERS -PRIVATE. On one or two wheel trailers, with body length not more than six (6) feet, width not exceeding the width of the cams maximum capacity, not to exceed 1,000 pounds, to be attached to applicants own automobile or tractor, and not to be used for carrying produce, freight, or property for other than the owner, the license tax shall be X3.00. On every trailer or semi -trailer designed and used for transportation of passengers, or equipped for living quarters, and not used for hire, the license tax shall be $5.00. Mr. Warner reported that the trailer owners were being charged a fee of X5.00 for the privilege of hauling their boats and camping gear for not more than three months of the year, and felt this Was unfair. He was advised that the matter had been referred to the Ordinance Committee for study and report. In the absence of the Chairman of the Gtreet Committee, T. J. McCarthy,Town Manager Norton reported on the matters having been referred by Council to that Committee on June 7th, as follows: (1) With regards to the petition requesting that sidewalk on the west side of North Jefferson Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets be rebuilt, the committee recommended that a survey be made of all the curbs and sidewalks in the downtown area. and report to Council.. It was also stated that the petition of 0. H. Meredith for curb STREET COMM. RECOMMENDS and gutter at his property on Main and Madison be included in SURVEY OF ALL CURBS & SIDEWALKS this survey. On motion of Counri.lman Gallimore, seconded by IN DOWNTOWN AREA BE MADE. Councilman Farmer, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that the recommendations of the Street Committee be accepted. i~~~l~ Council rains. contd. 6/21/66 ALLEY WEST OF RAND. c,ETWEEN 2ND & ;~RD STS . TO BE OPENED. REQ. FOR CURB & GUTTER ON HIGH ST. REFERRED BACK TO ST. COMM. TO STUDY PAST POLICIES. "CHUG" HOLES FILLED IN ALLEY BACK OF FIFTH ST. SHOPPING CENTER. ST. COMM. RECOMMENDS NO OTHER MONEY BE SPENT. (2) The Street Committee recommended that the reauest of Harry Bouras that an alley west of Randolph Avenue running from ?_nd Street to 3rd Street be opened, be approved, On motion of Councilman Gallimore, seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried, it was, RFSOI:VF'D, that the recommenda- tion of the Street Committee be accepted. (3) With regards to the request of Lawson, Quesenberry and Murphy for curb and gutter on the right side of High Street, in which they agreed to pay one-half of. the costs, it was the recommendation of the Committee that for reouests of this kind the property owners be rewired to pay the entire cost of the pro3ect. After a discussion of the recommendation of the Street Committee and east policies of the Town, Councilman Aust, moved that the matter be referred back to the Street Committee to review past policies of the Town in similar cases, and report back to the Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Larson and Carrie d. (11) Because the Street Committee felt the alley back of the shopping center on Fift~~ Street was primarily for the use of Coleman Furniture Corporation, the Committee recommended against the Town spending money on this alley to the extent as requested by the Coleman Furniture plant. However, he stated the "chug" holes had been fi71 ed with stone by the Town since this request. On motion of Councilman Farmer, seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried, it was, RE'SOLV~D~ that the recommendation of the Street Committee be accepted. Town Manager Norton reported that the remai Wing un- 1 !1 paid principal in the amount of $22,000.00 of the original note in the amount of X135,000.00, covering the payment for improvements to Route 99 in the PRINCIPAL ON NOTES amount of X1.?_2,000.00 and X13,000,00 for an add%tion to the Fire COULD BE PAID IN FULL House, woul.d~be paid in full. before the end of June, 1966, without BEFORE JUNE, 1966. refinancing the loans at the two local basks. ~] ~~~~. Council. rains. contd. 6/27_/66 BREAKFAST MEETING Council. agreed to meet Tuesday morning, June 28th, TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BUDGET. at 7:00 A. M. for breakfast at the Armory for a discussion of the Town Manager's propas?d budget for the fiscal year 1966-67. Town Manager Norton recommended that 1~'illiam E. Cox, a VPI graduate in Civil ~'ngineering, be employed far the summer months at the rate of X1.35 per hour to assist in the Town's Engine Bring WILLIAM E. COX Department. On motion of Councilman Larson, seconded by Councilman EMPLOYED FOR SUMMER MONTHS. Gallimore, and carried, it was, RESOLVED, that William E. Cox be employed as recommended by Mr. Norton. Town Manager Norton reported that recently he was advised by the Highway Department Engineers that under SB 1L,3 of the General Assembly, effective June 27, 19b6, municipalities can request that the entire procedure in purchasing right-of way be conducted by PURCHASE OF RIGHT-OF WAY right-of-way personnel of the Highway Department, and that the Town would CONDUCTED BY HIGHWAY DEPT. then be billed for their proportionate share of a17.. costs. He further PERSONNEL. stated it was the recommendation of the Highway Department that this procedure be followed in the future and asked that letter informing them of this be forwarded to them. This was discussed and Town Attorney Moore was directed to check into this with regards to the title work involved with securing of right-of ways, and this be carried on the agenda for the next meeting. Town Manager Norton reported that flowers had been TOWN RESP. FOR planted in the boxes on the Washington Avenue bridge and that the Town WATERING FLOWERS ON BRIDE. would be responsible for waters ng, etc. these flowers. A map showing the area of mountain land near the National Guard Armory was displayed to the members of Council by Town Manager Norton. Mr. Norton designated on this map an area which the Pulaski Town Planning Commission had recommended be set aside for additional fire fighting facilities for the Fire Department, with a large area being reserved for recreational development. There was PLANNING COMM. discussed with regards tc~ the safety involved in having the recreational REC. MT. LAND FOR FIRE FIGHTING area too close to the fire fighting facility, but it was explained that FAC. & RECREATION. REF. TO LAND, BLDG. a drafting pit to be built would be used to test pumpers and to teach & PKS. COMM. firemen how to operate the pumps, but that no fire would be in the pit. `~.~~~~ Council rains. contr. 6/21/66 There was feeling among Council that the matter should be referred to the Land Building and Parks Committee to be acted on later when a full Council is present. On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried on the following recorded vote, the recommendation of the Planning Commission was adopted: W. A. Larson -refrained from. voting H. H. Eggert - aye Glen K. Aust -aye T. ~T.McCarthy -absent Rudolph Farmer- No F. L. Carrico -absent C. B. Gallimore- aye W. S. Cummings - absent The meeting adjourned at 5:55 P. M. Approved: flSt'.,i ayor Attest: ~~' /~1 er, o e ou nc~. 1