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Home My WebLink About11-16-65~.2'~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held November 16, 1965, at lt:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. S. Cummings, H. H. Eggert, T. J. McCarthy Rudolph Farmer, Glen K. Aust, F. L. Carrico Absent: C. B. Gallimore and W. A. Larson Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times reporter Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter S. G. Frye, Coleman Furniture Corp. Ray Jackson, General Chemical Co. Mr. C. H. Boone, C & P Telephone Company Mrs. Fred Ayers, Leader of Girl Scout Cadet Troop 52l~ and members of the Troupe Mrs. Rosa Collins and Mrs. Anna Martin The invocation was given by Councilman Aust. Minutes of the regular meeting of November 1st were approved, as recorded. Mrs. Fred Ayers and m®mbers of Cadet Troupe 521 were CADET TRO~IPE welcomed by Mayor Jackson, as were other visitors. Mrs. Ayers advised 524 ATTENDS MEETING. that the girls were working on their government badge "Citizenship", which required their attendance of a Town Council meeting. Town Manager Noland read a letter from the Pulaski Band BAND BOOSTERS Boosters, thanking Council for their check in the sum of $500.00 THANK COUNCIL to be applied to the cost of the New High School Band uniforms. Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Martin presented a p etition to Council for sewer services to the Big Railroad Section of the Town. The petition contained approximately twenty-four signatures of PETITION PRES- property owners in that section. After a discussion of the location ELATED FOR SEWER SERVICE TO of this area with reference to the present sewer line in Kersey BIG RAILROAD Bottom, Mrs. Collins was advised to furnish the town with street address designation of those who had signed the petition and return the same to the Town Manager and the petition would then be given consideration. ~~2 Council mites. contd. 11/16/65 Mayor Jackson invited those present who wished to OMISSION OF CLAUSE IN SECT. 10-2-2 OF ZONING ORD. commeat on the proposed Zoning Ordinance to do so at this time. Mr. Frye of Coleman Furniture stated his only complaint was to Section 10-2-2 and the omission of the clause having to do with the allowing of a chain link fence. This section having been included.in the November 196t~ draft of the ordinance but had been inadvertently 1 eft out of the draft as prepared by Town Attorney. Mr. Frye was assured that this clause would be re- instated in the final draft of the ordinance. Mr. Ray Jackson of General Chemical Company advised that he CHANGES MADE TO CLEAR UP CONTENTS OF ZONING ORD. AMENDMENT TCf SECT. 15-1-3 ADOPTED TO ZONING ORD. had no complaint to make regarding the ordinance since it had been re-drafted. He stated he would like two copies of the final draft of the ordinance for his files. During a discussion of the ordinance by Town Attorney Moore and members of Council, several changes were made to clear up the contents of specific paragraphs and to correct one typographical error. Councilman Eggert moved that with the changes agreed upon, that the zoning ordinance be adopted on its final reading, to become effective at and after 12:01 A. M. on the first day of December, 1965, and his motion was seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried on the following recorded vote: W. S. Cummings - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Glen K. Aust - aye F. L. Carrico - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye W. A. Larson - absent C. B. Gallimore -absent Town attorney Moore then advised council that perhaps there should be an amendment to Section 15-].-3 having to do with the requirement for holding public hearings, whereupon Councilman Eggert withdrew his motion for the adoption of the zoning ordinance and Councilman Farmer withdrew his second, and Mr. Eggert then moved that the amendment to that section be adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried unanimously. Councilman Eggert +bhan moved that the ordinance, as prepared by the Town Attorney and as approved by Council, be adopted to become effective December 1, 1965, which motion was seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried on the following recorded vote: W. S. Cummings - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Glen K. Aust - aye F. L. Carrico - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer - aye W. A. Larson - absent C. B. Gallimore -absent Council mins. contd. 11/16/65 A copy of said Zoning Ordinance may be found in Book #3- Ordinances at COPY OF ZONING ORD. IN BOOK #,~ Large of the Town of Pulaski. Councilman Cummings moved that one thousand (1000) copies. of the new Zoning Ordinance be printed in booklet form, and the sum ONE THOUSAND of $l~00.00 be appropriated to cover the cost of printing. The motion COPIES OF NEW ZONING ORD. BE was seconded by Councilman Fggert, and carried on the following PRINTED IN BOOK- LET FORM recorded vote: W. S. Cummings - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Glen K. Aust - aye F. L. Carrico - aye H. H. Eggert - aye Rudolph Farmer -aye W. A. Larson - absent C. B. Gallimore - absent Councilman Farmer reported that the ordinance committee had met on November Ltth in the office of Mr. Boone, Supervisor of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for this area, with Mr. Eggert, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. l~oland, Mr. Hillsman and Mrs. King of the Chamber of ORD. COMM. MEATS Commerce, being present. He further stated that the general discussion WITH MR. BOONE at this meeting was based on the recent shortcomings of the C & P Telephone REG. DIRECT DIALING & RADICALCompany related to long distance service, and that Mr. Boone admitted! TREE TRIMMING that some inefficiency existed but stated his company was well on the$.r way to correcting it. It was the recommendation of the ordinance committee that a letter be written to Mr. Boone asking the Telephone Company to reappraise the area equipment based on the Town's present and immediate future meeds and ask the Company to set up the priority date for the installation of direct dialing in Pulaski. Mr. Farmer stated the matter of radical tree trimming by the Telephone Company was also discussed, but it was brought out that the matter had been given consideration by the Town and Telephone officials prior to November first and corrective measures had been taken regarding future tree trimmings. 1 MR. BOONE TELLS COUNCIL THAT DIRECT DIALING WOULD INVOLVE TWO MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL OUTLAY. Mr. Boone advised Council that he felt the cause for the incorrect long distance calls had been corrected. He further stated that direct long distance dialing for Pulaski would involve a two million dollar capital outlay by the Company as a new central building ~~.3~ Council rains. contd. 11/16/65 would be necessary, the old building on Fourth Street would not be adeouate, but that any communication from the Town regarding direct long distance dialing would be forwarded on to the main office of the C & P Telephone Company. Councilman Aust moved that the report of the REPORT BY ordi Hance committee be accepted, which motion was seconded by ORD. COMM. ACCEPTED. Councilman Carrico, and carried. REG. C & P TELE. Mayor Jackson reported that he had appointed a ten m®mber citizens committee to study the needs of the community and town, the ten members being a good representation of the community, and that all ten had accepted their assignment; that the committee held its first meeting on November 15th, with MAYOR JACKSON APPOINTS TEN eight of the ten being present, Dr. Walton had an emergency at the CITIZENS TO STUDY NEEDS OF Hospital, and Mr. Flint had a previous Church meeting; that it was COMMUNITY. his feeling that much good would come of this committee; that Mr. Elmore and Mr. Flint were designated co-chairmen of same, and there was much discussion at the meeting relative to the Town's needs and plans for obtaining these needs. A copy of Mayor Jackson's letter is made a permanent part of the minutes, as follows: Letter follows on page l~131 and lt132 MAYOR JACKSON'S LETTER TO CITIZENS COMM. MADE PER. PART OF MIN. 1 fl 1 ~tl~ K ~V-/ 41 PULASKI .__.__. THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA PULASKI COUNTY SEAT • COUNCIL-MANAGER GOVERNMENT POPULATION ii,ooo ~C~AbeP ~.~ j 2965 Adminiskrakive Ol~iees Tel. 2-8711 A'k`. W,a Ili. E3.mbre Mro Billy $. i'l~.nt Mr® W3.11.ias~ A. House PJi'e RObeY't Je Iagl'em Hrs .Canis C„ Jordaca ~. 0, Hq ±~:~yberry Hr~ Daa J e 2~aoiter ~Ir~ Je 8. Sh na te, Sra ~ n ~ 1/ . ~ 6 ' ] j ~ C~1 VVn ~ O ~Y ~ yy qp .~ ~ d'LL-o n L i Ha C. sF ~~.~ ~`s6a~8m@n: The Ta~rm of Pu°~.ae~ri hae er,~oyed tremeado~xe grar~th dories th+ts past fe~a years, in is~r3ustrial sad b-asi.a~s expaasiQn as well as home buildings The Tcxn CottsYC3.'i recognizes the ewer i.t~crea~si~tg and pressing seeds as t&e rest~l.t of t~,s coatinaa'~ growth, sad the need for establishment o£ priorities to meet these seeds. Alsop Council is con« cerfled about the finaczciag oY pz°a~ects after their priority has been J@termineda As l~isagor of Pulaski I ae~ asking each of g+au gentle- .men to sere on a vsr~, apeaial but P~'~".V" citizea~ ccr~nittea to study !and Lo make a report stzd recorm~end~tion oa the aet~eral Fut~ capital outlay. Deeds of the T~a~ra saf Pcalaskie fiery carefal thought xas gil.ven to the make..up of this saas~nlttee: to make its size xorkab~.o aad at the save time representative of th~r ~rhole commurU.ty> This is a persons ree~aest that you serve, sad I ,pledge to yon any c,a+apexeation and that at Town C~acil, as xell as that of the Ta~an i~taaager. and I3epartmet~~t~ Heads, so that you gay get the informatiaa y+oa will seed. Tts broad octtlir~e, T hope this comer3.ttee on Tom seeds gill meet with Mr. ~`recl Wi21ia~~, CF'A, who 8tidit8 the gown ° S t0ak8 q far a therongh discstsaioa of Taatz finances; meat With the Tom Manager for a aisQUSaioo of th8 Toga ~ a ralatiortship wi.tt~ th+~ N3.ghway 3~epartmt, .ass He'll as ~r1.th the Federal and Cot~ntp [#ovorrnaents, and such other matters as the granp mag~ Want to dieca~as Frith the Iowa Manager or Taxa Attorney. ~'her~, ';I »ugg~t that the group tear the Tart Shop facii~.tiee and these of th8 R~creat~.on Depaztmatzt, th8 Fire ~partm®nts a~ad the Torn Office ita~tY.i.l e Als~s, yoct may wish fie tcc~r the water and sewer plants. Seked~ded S~utee .6~ pledaonet ,4r~ltsea -15.~t«utca .dntue .alou~etauaic Modern ¢'chools • Growing Churches • Cleytor Lake Unlimited Watsr end Powsr • Natural Ges • N. fr W. 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DIRECTED TO CONTACT COUNTY trailers are in violation of the County ordinance. Town Attorney OFF. REGARDING NEWLY ADOPTED Moore stated he felt the set back regulations were intended to PUL. CO~;NTY MOBILE HOME ORD. apply only to rural areas and not the Toxn,, but there was a conflict between the zoning ordinance and the County's trailer ordinance. Councilman Carrico moved that the Town Attorney be directed to contact the proper coanty official and report to Council on these matters, which motion was seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried. Councilman McCarthy reported that the Street Committee had met and it was the recommendation of the Committee that the STREET COMM. REC- Randolph Avenue improvements be made as outlined by the Highway OMMENDS RANDOLPH AVE. ZMP. BE MADE Department, but that the intersection change on Route 11 at INTERSECTI~~N CHANGE ON RT. 11 AT PEYYERS Peppers Ferry Road be withheld for further study, because it was FERRY RD. W1.TIiELD FOR STl1DY. felt the proposed plan involved a tremendous grade on Peppers Ferry Road where it would intersect with Routell. Councilman Farmer moved that the recommendations of the Street Committee be accepted, which motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried unanimously. The meeting ad3ourned at 5:~5 P. M. Approved: ac son, ayor Attest: U n -1 y Clerk