Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-64MR. BOONE C & P TEL. CO. VISIT MR. CALDWELL OF EUGANK & CALDWELL VISITS WITH COUNCIL RE: PROP. NEW MUNICIPAL BLDG. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held on the 17th day of November, 196b, at 1t:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. S. Cummings, T. J. McCarthy, F. L. Carrico, H. H. Fggert, Rudolph Farmer, Glen K. ^ust Absent: C. B. Gallimore and I.J. A. Larson Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore 1 Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter Mr. Chas. N. Boone, Mgr. Chesapeake &_ Potomac Te1.Co. Mr. J. Walker Caldwell, Eubank & Caldwell, Roanoke H. C. Jackson, Director of Public Works Robt. H. Coltrane, Supt. Water & Sewer The invocation was given by Town Manager Noland. Minutes of the regular meeting of November 2nd were approved as recorded. Mr. Boone, the new Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Manager for this area, advised that he was present to make the acquaintance of all the members of Council, and to assure Council that his Company hoped the fine relations between the Town and his Company would continue. Mr. Caldwell of the Architectural firm Eubank and Caldwell of Roanoke, advised that since Council had been favorable towards their firm with regards to doing the preliminary work relative to the pro- posed new Town Hall and had asked his firm to prepare a contract for Council's consideration, he wanted the privilege to come before Council and answer such questions as Council might have. He further stated that it was their understanding that Council intended to finance this project by presenting to the citizens of the Town a bond issue and possibly apply for federal funds to temporarily borrow the planning costs. Mr. Caldwell stated that according to the contract, which had been mailed to the Town Manager, if the bond issue failed the only fee payable to his firm would be 1-112% of the estimated costs; and that the contract dial not include the fee for a"Clerk of l^'orks". Council mins. contd. 11/17/6) In explaining the procedure to Council, Mr. Caldwell advised that they should be furnished with the topography of the lots to be considered and they would make up preliminary plans within a week or ten days and that black and white sketches would be made up to be included in the brochure to be presented to the Federal Housing Administration and to the voters. Mr. Caldwell further stated that the Town would have the right to stop the proceedings at any time they so desired. Mr. Caldwell_ stated his firm wanted to do this job for the Town and to make it as functional and useful as possible. It ?,ras the recommendation of the land Buildings and Parks Committee that the contract EUBANK & CALDWELL submitted by Fubank and Caldwell be turned over to the Town CONTRACT TO BE STUDIED Attorney and Town Manager for study and look into the possibility BY TOWN ATTY. BEFORE of entering into the contract with Eubank and Caldwell as well as ACCEPTANCE study the aspects of the loan with the Building Committee, and retort back to Council at its next meeting. On motion of Councilman C,rrico, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously, it was, R_FSOL«'D, that the recommendations of the Land Buildings and Parks Committee be accepted. On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried unanimously, it was, RF'SOLVFD, that the procedure of Council to hold public hearings be followed in the PUBLIC HEARING case of James F. Brown, whose anolication was presented to TO BE HELD IN J. E. BROWN Council for permission to place a house trailer at the corner APPLICATION TO PLACE HOUSE of Garner Avenue and Bertha Street in the Town of Pulaski. TRAILER ON GARNER AVE.& Town Manager Noland presented to Council a letter from BERTHA ST. Sweet -Orr & Company, Incorporated, of New York City in which it was stated that the Comoany elected to extend their lease of the Bushong Building, dated January 15, 1963, for an additional period of three years from February 1, 1965, to February 1, 1968, SWEET-ORR ELECTS TO under the terms of said lease. It was brought out that under EXTEND PRSJENT LEST ON BUJHONG these terms the rental rate of this building for the next three BUILDING years would double the amount they are presently paying. No action was taken by Council as no action was necessary. ,M Council mins. contd. 11/17/61i On motion of Councilman Cummings, seconded by Council - Farmer, and carried unanimously, Council gave its approval COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY & MAYOR JACKSON TO for Mr. McCarthy as Chairman of the Industrial Committee, and ATTEND IND. MEETING IN N.Y. CITY Mayor Jackson to go to New York and discuss with two Industrial concerns their interest in this immediate area. Council deferred any action on a reouest for financial assistance for the construction of a colored Community Center, OOLORED COMM. CENTER DEFERRED until a conference could be held with the Town Attorney. Howard. C. Jackson advised Council that about half of the Dublin Water line had been laid to date, and the contractors should encounter less rock from now on. He further HALF OF DUBLIN WATER LINE LAID, advised that the Slaughter House, Road meter had been set on COMM.TO MEET Ra:DISCU.8S:`PHASES the day of Council's meeting, and that the house trailer for the OF." PHWECT. caretaker at Warden Springs had been placed. Mr. Jackson asked that the Dublin Water Eine Committee meet with him soon to discuss several phases of this project. On motion of Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Carrico, and carried unanimously, permission was granted to ARMORY TO BE merchants and organizations to use the Armory a maximum of two USED IN DECORATING CHRISTMAS PARADE nights before the Christmas Parade for the purpose of building FLOATS and decorating these floats with the Town being responsible for the cost of heat and lights. Mayor Jackson and Town Manager Noland reviewed for Council the situation as regards to the possible construction of a new plant for the Electro Plastic Fabrics Corporation, particularly the recent conference with representatives of the federal agency ELECTRO known as the Small Business Administration in Richmond. In this PLASTIC FABRICS NEW PLANT DIS_ meeting it had been learned that a local Development Corporation CUSSED, ETC. & TOWN'S PORTI-could not count as a part of the twenty per cent portion which must 6N OF PARTICUPATION be raised locally, the, approximate sum of `23,000.00 which will be needed to provide water and sewer service to the property line of the proposed new site,, which site is located just south of the railroad which also forms the corporate limits and just beyond the proposed extension of Monte Vista Drive to and including a railroad crossing. The tentative cost figures for the whole gJ+ Council mins. contd. 11/17/6)t project were listed as follows: Cost of building $1901000.00 Cost of land 5,000.00 Cost of legal & miscellaneous fees 5,000.00 Cost of road and crossing 20,000.00 $2.00000 Of this a local Development Corporation would have to make available 20% or t)j ,000.00. Against this the Development Corporation would have available the following assets which SAB would accept: Cost of Road & Crossing t 20,000.00 Appraised value of land 5,000.00 Cash already pledged by the community 10,000.00 Cash pledged by Electro Plastic's affiliated companies 7,500.00 ELECTRO PLASTIC TotalFP)112,500.00 FABRICS - COST After a full discussion of the details of this new plant OF NEW PLT. possibility it was suggested that the Council state its willing- & PORTION tress to bear all of the $23,000.00 utility costs which would exceed OF TOWN"S $11,000.00, with the understanding that the Development Corporation PARTICIPA- would thus be sharing approximately half the, cost of the utility TION project. Thus the figures indicated to all present that a local Development Corporation would have to raise a total of $21,000.00 in cash, assuming the accuracy of the figures. On motion of Councilman Farmer, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried unani- mously, it was, RESOLVED, that the Town of Pulaski participate in the construction of water and sewer facilities necessary to provide services to the Flectro Plastic Fabrics Corporation new development (to the property line, only), to the extent that the total project costs, which are estimated to be $2.3,000.00, exceed $11,000.00, with the understanding that the $11,000.00 be raised by the local corporation, and commence the project upon the Fleven Thousand Dollars being received by the Town. said agreement. On motion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried unanimously, an agreement by the presented AGREETi T Town Attorney between the Town and the Fast Tennessee Natural Gas EAST N. NAT.GAS. Company was turned over to the Land Buildings and Parks Committee TO BE StUDIED for study and recommendation as to the fee to be stipulated in said agreement. :906 Council mins. contd/ 11/17/611 On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried unanimously, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION - FOUR LANE HIGHWAY FOR RT. 99, TO INTERSECTION OF NEW RT. 611 TWTHERFAS, the upcoming and almost simultaneous completion of Route 611 between Routes 99 and 100 and of Interstate Route 81 between Newbern and Christiansburg Mountain will bring about significant changes in traffic patterns in the rulaski area; and, 16MEREA.S, in addition to new local traffic, Pulaski traffic having origins and destinations in and north of Radford will use I-81 and will find it advantageous to use the new Rouse 611 in approaching or leaving Route 81 from Pulaski, since traffic heading north from Pulaski will experience a saving of about 2.5 miles, and south bound traffic will want to use Route 611 to Route 99, since this route will save about two (2) miles, the shorter -Southbound distance being due to the layout of the interchange between I-81 and Route 99, NO?,J, THEREFORF, BE IT R}?SOLVED that the Highway Commission is hereby requested to give early considera- tion to a plan for widening Route 99 from two lanes to four lanes, from the, present four lane terminus at the cast Corporate Limits to and through the intersection between Route 99 and new 611, a distance of about .30 miles, in order to avert safety hazards which will be created at this intersection due to an upcoming sharp increase in turning movements. It was the feeling of Council that it would not be practical to rent to Mr. O'Dell land belong to the Town and RENTAL OF ODELL LAND lying between Route 99 and the old Peak Creek channel, about DORA HWY. NOT PRACTICAL which Mr. 0"Dell had inquired. No action was necessary. Town Manager Noland gave a report to Council of the fire damage to the Recreation Building and recreation eouipment stored in this building, as a result of the fire at the Pulaski Building and supply Company on November 14th. Council was very complimentary REPORT OF FIRE DAMAGE TO of the Fire Departments and of their successful efforts to confine RECREATION OFFICE & EQUIPMENT RE: the fire to the one building. PULASKI BLGD. FIRE• There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:40 P. M. Approved: ayor Attest: