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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-15-66~~.e~ Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held February 1~, 1966, at 11:00 P. M., in the Municipal Office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding Councilmen: C. B. Gallimore, W. S. Cummings, T. J. ~4cCarthy, Glen K. Aust, H. H. Eggert, Rudolph Farmer, W. A. Larson Absent: F. L. Carrico Also present: Acting Town Manager: H. C. Jackson ,, Clerk: Glad~rs R. Da3,ton Town Attorney: Alan Groseclose 'own Engineer: R. Lloyd Mathews Police Chief: C. E. Comer, Hr. Visitors: Midge Woodard, Southwest Times Reporter Joyde Gardner, WPUV Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times Reporter Mrs. W. C. Catron and Daughter, Jewell Anne Catron Garnett E. Smith Wm. H. Elmore Mrs. Julia Vaughn The invocation was given by Dr. Frank Trotter, pastor SAVINGS BOND PRESENTED VA'S JUNIOR MISS. of the First Methodist Chuech Minutes of the regular meeting of February 1st were approved, as corrected. On behalf of the Town of Pulaski Mayor Jackson presented a Fifty Dollar Swags Bond to Virginia?s Junior Miss, Jewell Anne Catron of Pulaski. Miss Catron will shortly go to Mobile, Alabama to participate in the National Junior Miss Program. Others taking part in the presentation were Dr. Frank Trotter; William H. Elmore, president of the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, and Garnett E. Smith, president of the Pulaski Jaycees. Mrs. Julia Vaughan appeared before Council and requested VAUGHAN'S REQUEST WATER MAIN REMOVED FROM LOT. that the water main in Lots One and Two, owned by the Vaughans, be removed, as they wished to construct a two-story building thereon, and the building itself would occupy the space where the water main is now situated. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried, the request for removing said water main was turned over to the Water Committee. Councilman Eggert reported that bad weather had prevented the Land, Buildings and Parks Committee from taking any action on the request of Mr. Foy Aust relative to the purchase of s strip of land on Draper's Mountain. Council Minutes contd 2/15/bb ~9 f Councilman Aust Reported that the Fire Committee had looked in to the possible purchase of a new fire pumper to replace the 1928 model pumper now being used by the Pulaski Fire Department, FIRE COMM. reserve and the present budget carried another X6,000 for the purchase of this REPORTS ON stating that $b,000.00 had been placed in/hew equipment. Mr. Aust PURCHASING advised that the purchase price for the new equipment would be PRICE OF NEW EQUIP. approximately $20,09.00, and suggested to save the Town at least a thQUSand dollars, that a purchase order be placed at once, aal that it would take at least five or six months before the truck is delivered, with the remaining portion of the purchase price to come from the up-coming budget. There followed a lengthy discussioq relative to the financing of this new equipment, and it was the general fee~.ing of the council that with the Sales Tax situation as it is, arty mayor purchase or expenditure by the Town should be postponed until ater the General Assembly adjourns to see what will be the outcome of the distribution of the sales tax. Council was also reminded of the recent cave-in of the drain pipe at Galfee Park, which will cost approximately Ten Thousand Dollars to repair, as well as the Route 99 (Randolph Avenue) and intersection of Route 11 and Peppers Ferry Road, pro3ects, which have already been authorized by 'hhe Council Councilman Larson moved that before a study ass made of PURCHASE OF FIRE the budget for 1966-b7, a list of equipment which is needed must PUMPER HELD IN ABEYANCE UNTIIr be furnished to Council from all Departments, and that the SALES TAX IS SETTLED. purchase of the new fire pumper be held in abeyance until the Sales Tax matter is settled, or until the second Council meeting in Mach. This motion was seconded by- Councilman Cummings, and carried. Councilman Larson reported that it was the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that a purchase order should be placed immediately for the chassis for the new Garbage Packer, at a cost of $Lt,ll~8.46. Councilman Eggert moved that an order b~/ placed for the purchase of a new chassis for the new garbage packer, and ORDER TO BE PLACED FOR that funds for payment of same be taken from the Equipment and NEW CHASSIS FOR GARBAGE Stores Account. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cummi ngs, PACKER. and carried on the following vote: -~~o Council Minutes contd 2/15/66 W. A. Larson - aye W. S. Cummings - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye Glen K. Aust - aye H. H. Eggert - a~ee Rudolph Farmer -aye C. B. Gallimore - aye F. L. Carrico - Absent Councilman Farmer moved that the matter of th8 bepairs- CALFEE PARK DRAIN REFERRED TO LAND, BLDG. & PARKS COMM. BEAUTIFICATION OF PARKS TURNED OVER TO LAND, BLDG. & PARKS COMMITTEE. FINANCE COMM. AUTH. TO STUDY CAVE-IN AT CALFEE PARK. to they drain in ~h1,~'ee Park bB referred to the Land, Buildings and Parks Committte for study and report. This motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy and carried. Landscape plans from Dr. A. S. Beecher, V.P.I.Horticulturist, for the park neat the Norfolk & Western Railway passenger statioa and the median strip on Washington Avenue, were discussed and turned over to the Land Buildings and Parks Committee, on ~hotion of Councilman Aust, seconded by Councilman Farmer, and carried. In a discussion relative to the Resolution submitted to Council from the Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority on January 18th, having to-do with the beautification of First Street Park, it was the feeling of Council that there should be an over-all planning for the beautification of t~.i.s park, and the Land Buildings and Parks Committee should consider this over-all plan, with the cooperation of at~y other civic groups who wished to assist in this project. Councilman Gallimore moved that the Finance Committee be authorized to study, along with the Land Buildings and Parks Committee, the cave-in at Calfee Park, and report to Council. This motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried. Acting Town Manager Howard Jackson gave Council an HOWARD JACKSON GIVE5 ENG. REPORT ON STORM DRAIN FROM FOURTH ST. TO PEAK CREEK. TURNED OVER TO ST. & FINANCE COMMITTEES. engine®ring report on the proposed storm culvert to begin at Peak Creek behind the Number One Store on Main Street and to extend through the alley to a point near the Presbyterian Church on Fourth Street, advising that plans call for 1100 feet of 60-inch pipe, to be installed at an approximate cost of pipe, $19.00 per foot. Mr. Jackson further advised that if the job was done by Town forced a portion of the equipment needed for the project would have to be rented, and suggested to Council that they consider whether Town forces should do the project, or if the project should be contracted to some concern in this type of business. Councilman Aust moved that this project be placed under 1 LETTER SENT TO OPPOSE PRESENT SALES TAX BILL. 1 Council Minutes contd 2/15/66 pending projects, and was seconded by Councilman Larson. Later the motion and second was withdrawn. Councilman Farmer then moved that the storm drain ss proposed from fourth Street to Peak Creek be referred to the Street and Finances Committees, which motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. Mayor Jackson advised Council that a setter signed by Mayor Ward Teel of Christiansburg; Mayor Stark of Wytheville and himself as Mayor of Pulaski, had been mailed to approximately one hundred and thirty-five towns with population overr 500 in Virginia urging them to oppose the present sales tax bill now being considered by the General Assembly in Richmond, and that the committee representing fifteen towns in the Southwest Virgi nia area had opposed the present bill and recommended that the --r-- ~: ~~~ entire proceeds from the local one percent option tax be distributed to the towns within the counties on the basis of the proportion of their total population to-the -t®tal population of the county. On motion of Councilman Eggert, seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried,, the actions are reported by Mayor Jackson were approved, and urged that the fight be continued to a successful conclusion. Councilman Aust stated he felt that Mayor Jackson was the "daddy" of the whole idea, and should be so commended, this motion was seconded by Councilman FArmer, and carried. Councilman Gallimore moved that Council go into executive session, which motion was seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried. After a short executive session, Mayor Jackson declared POLICE CHIEF DIRECTED TO M AKE RECOMM- ENDATIONS ON POLICE OFFICER'S SALARIES. 1 the meeting to be in open session, and on motion made, seconded and carried, the Police Chief was directed to make recommendations in regards to Police Officers' salaries and report back to Council at its next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 P. M. Approved: _, /~ ,: L 1, tc F~~ ~: ~°~~ ` . $C, SOn Att st: ~, ~ ~ er t o 'ou ci