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Home My WebLink About03-02-65e ;~J Jl.~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held March 2, 1965, at 1:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: H. H. Eggert, UT. A. Larson, T. J. McCarthy Glen K. Aust, C. B. Gallimore, F. L. Carrico Rudolph Farmer, W. S. Cummings Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter Eugene L. Nuckols, Attorney for C. W. McMillan The invocation was given by Councilman Aust. Minutes of the regular meeting of February 16th and called meeting of February 22nd were approved as corrected. Mr. Nuckols stated he was appearing before Council on behalf NUCKOLS ASKS FUR REVISION OF WATER POL. RE :OUTSIDE CORP.LIMITS FOR PROP. TRAILER CT. MUNICIPAL REVIEW CARRIED STORY RE: DUBLIN WATER LINE of Mr. C. W. McMillan, who had applied to the Town for water services to land belonging to him on Case Knife Road. Mr. Nuckols advised that the course of the present water line along Case Knife Road is first in and then out of the corporate limits due to a curve in the street, and in fact, the line is actually in front of the six acre tract which Mr. McMillan wished to convert to a trailer court, but that the property is actually outside the corporate limits, but adjacent to same. He further stated that Mr. McMillan lives outside the corporate limits on Case Knife Road, but has property inside of the corporate limits. Mr. Nuckols asked Council to con- sider making a change in the entire water system policy of the Town. Mayor Jackson advised that considerable thought would have to be given to this matter, and that Council had already referred this application to the ?~Tater Committee, and since there will be many aspects to consider in this request, the Committee had no report to make at this time. Town Manager Noland called Council's attention to an article on the Pulask-Dublin Water Line which appeared in the March issue of Municipal Review. ;;~~t ]](] p .~+Cl J~ Council rains. contd. March 2, 1965 Town Manager Noland advised that the Pulaski Merchants Council 1 TOWN TO PARTICIPATE IN COST OF FEASIBILITY REPORT OF WILEY & WILSON FOR COVERING PEAK CREEK had made a formal request that Council participate fifty per cent in a feasibility report to be made by Wiley and Wilson of Lynchburg, to cost a maximum of $1500.00, with regards to covering a portion of Peak Creek for a parking area.. There followed a discussion of the request, and Council was in agreement in sharing in this cost to have the matter cleared up. Councilman Larson moved that the Town pay fifty per cent of the estimated cost of a feasibility report, a maximum of $750.00, from the General Fund, in accordance with a proposal submitted by Ailey and Wilson, dated March 10, 196, concerning the covering of a portion of Peak Creek for parking purposes. This motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried on the following recorded vote: W. A. Larson - a,ye W. S. Cummings -aye T. J. McCarthy -aye Glen K. Aust -aye F. L. Carrico - a,ye H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye C. B. Gallimore -aye Town Attorney Moore reported, as follows: (1) That the option n i~ OPTION ON BUNTS BLDG. BEING PREPARED F.ASEMF.TJT TO GAS CO. BEING DRAWN OAKWOOD CEM. TR.S . LEGAL WK BEING DONE ST. COi~I. TO STUDY REQ. TO HECREASE WIDTH O:F MEDIAN STRIP WASH.AVL'. & 6TH f)T. on the Bunts Building had been approved and that the final draft was being prepared. (2) Easements are in the process of being drawn covering permission to the Gas Company to encroach upon Town-owned land below Gatewood Reservoir and at the old airport field known as (see pages 1009 thru l~017, for AGREE2~nJT & CFRTIF'.OF IPdSURANCE) Loving Field./ (3) And that papers were being drafted covering the Oakwood Cemetery Trustee Fund. All of these would be presented to Council as soon as possible for final action of Council. Town Manager Noland advised that the beautification committee had requested that the median strip on Washington Avenue from Fifth Street to Prospect Avenue be reduced eighteen inches on both sides to allow for better flow of traffic, after which the committee planned to beautify the strip as one of their projects. Council discussed this strip as well as the median strip on Sixth Street between Madison Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, and it was the feeling of Council that this would be an improvement with regards to traffic flow as well as beautification. Councilman Aust moved that the request be turned over to the Street Committee for study and report to Council, which motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously. ~__~e~J~ Council mins. contr. Msr. 2, 1965 Mayor Jackson advised that he had been approached by the MAYOR JACKSON TO NEGOTIATE WITH N & W RE :DEVELOPMENT OF AREA NEAR PASSENGER STA. INTO PARK beautification committee regarding the land owned by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company between Dora Highway and the N & Zr' Railway tracks, for beautification. Mayor Jackson further stated he felt the N & W Railway Company would give the Town a lease on this land, such as the Town now holds on other properties of the N & W Railway Company, if Counci7_ was in favor of such an arrangement. Councilman McCarthy moved that Mayor Jackson be authorized to negotiate with the N & W Railway Company for a lease of the property in question for a park. The motion was seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried unanimously. 1 Mr. INT. A. Larson reported on the results of a meeting of FINANCE COMM. FEELS PER.PROP. TAX SHOULD BE ELIMINATED - ADDITIONAL REV. MUST BE FOUND the Finance Committee at which the tax structure of the Town was discussed at length. The report to the full Council indicated that the Committee generally feels that the head tax should be eliminated and that the Town i_s faced with the necessity of additional revenue and that a decision must be made as to whether this revenue will be secured by a property tax rate increase or a new source, such as utility tax. Mr. Larson indicated that the Committee would make a specific recommendation to Council i_n the very near future. Town Manager Noland advised that it had been learned that J.E.DAVIS J. E. Davis Contractor, Galax, Virgi nia, was the app arent low bidder GALAX CONTRACTOR LOW BIDDER ON for the Coleman Furniture Corporation's new construction program, in COLEMAN FURN. CO. CONSTRUCTION the sum of X1,389,000.00; said bids having been opened on the day of the meeting. Council gave careful consideration to the new brochure entitled LETTER ON "New River Val.ley....location factors". Councilman Aust moved that a NRV BROCINRE letter be written commending the proper authorities for a job well done. This motion was seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried. Councilman Aust moved that a letter be written to Coach Carl Tacy commending the Oriole Basketball Team upon the out- LETTER TO MR. CARL standing record of accomplishment and sportsmanship which the team TA CY has exhibited during the season. This motion was seconded by ~~ Councilman Carrico, and carried. .~17i7t~ Council mins, contd. Mar. 2, 1965 On motion of Councilman Larson, seconded by Councilman 1 ~~I ~J 1 Eggert, and carried, Council went into executive session at 5:08 P. M. Approved: ayor Attu: /~ C , Ov ~~ 1 er