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Home My WebLink About05-19-643856 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held on the 19th day of May, 1964, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: Billy B. Flint, Eugene L. Nuckols, T. J. McCarthy, W. S. Cummings, F. L. Carrico, W. A. Larson Absent: Glen K. Aust, C. B. Gallimore 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 W. Marion Palmer and P. M. Sadler, Attorney Mrs. Alton I. Crowell, member of the Governor's Council for Educational Television Geo. A. Hillsman, Chamber of Commerce The invocation was given by Town Manager Noland. Minutes of the regular meeting of May 5th were approved. Mr. Sadler advised that he and Mr. Palmer were present in the hope that the Ordinance Committee was ready to make a report to Council on the adoption of an ordinance allowing the City Cable Company of Rogersville, Tennessee, to install cable television within the corporate limits of Pulaski. Councilman Nuckols, Chairman of the Ordinance Committee, reported that Town Attorney Moore had furnished the Committee with a proposed ordinance as a guide, which proposed ordinance had been studied TELEVISION ORD. by Mr. Palmer and Mr. Sadler and certain changes had been incorporat- ACCEPTED ON ed by the petitioners, but that his committee had not definitely 1ST READING; SUGGESTED approved the proposed ordinance. Mr. Nuckols pointed out certain CHANGES TO BE MADE & RETURNED changes which the committee felt should be made in the proposed TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION ordinance, and there followed a lengthy discussion of practically the whole ordinance between Council, Town Attorney Moore, Town Manager Noland, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Sadler, after which Councilman Nuckols moved that subject to the amendments which had been discussed and proposed, the ordinance be accepted on its first reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously. 1 1 Council mins. contd. May 19, 19649 h P. M. On behalf of Jefferson Mills, Mr. Sadler advised that in order to provide service to the new Jefferson Mills plant on the west side of Valley Street from their main plant, it would be necessary to have the consent of Council to install utility pipes or lines under the street and power lines over the street, the latter necessitating the installation of a pole between the curb JEFF.MILLS GRANTED and sidewalk of Valley Street. Councilman McCarthy moved that PERMI5SION TO INU TALL permission be granted to Jefferson Mills for the installation of POWER :LINES UNDER & OVER lines under the street, and overhead lines for power to their new STS.TO NEW PLANT plant as well as the installation of a new pole with the Town Attorney to draw or approve the form of the permit. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously. Town Manager Noland read a letter from Mrs. Hettie S. Dooley, of Portsmouth, Virginia, in which she requested that as a property owner on Lee Street and Commerce Avenue, that Council postpone the hearing on the closing of Lee Street scheduled for k �5 R May 28th to a later date. This request was considered but because of the urgency of the matter Council felt that Mrs. Dooley could be BECAUSE OF represented at the hearing by her attorney, or make a written state URGENCY OF MATTER, ment which would be made a part of the hearing, and on motion of PUBLIC HEARING ON CLOSING Councilman Flint, seconded by Councilman Cummings, it was, RESOLVED, PORT.OF LEE ST. SET FOR that the hearing on the closing of Lee Street be held as scheduled MAY 28TH and advertised for May 28th. them; he further stated it was felt that a steering committee on beautification could be obtained from that group, the duties of such; a steering committee to be to submit programs and suggestions on clestn up and beautification, and see that ordinances are adopted to take care of situations should there be none in effect. Mayor Jackson reported that the Chamber of Commerce had been asked to spearhead the "year-round clean up program" for which a CHAMX:R OF special committee would be appointed shortly, and that Councilman COMM. TO SPEARHEAD Carrico would serve on said committee, representing the Town YEAR ROUND CLEAN UP Council. Mr. Hillsman advised that the Chamber had mailed at least PROGRAM twenty-five letters to civic clubs and organizations throughout the town, asking them to send a wopresentative from their club to a calldd meeting, at which time details of the program would be explained to them; he further stated it was felt that a steering committee on beautification could be obtained from that group, the duties of such; a steering committee to be to submit programs and suggestions on clestn up and beautification, and see that ordinances are adopted to take care of situations should there be none in effect. 3858 NOLTING LETTER RE: ATTENDANCE BY TOWN MGR. NOLAND TO SEMINAR HELD IN CHICAGO Council mins. contd. May 19, 1961 A letter from Mr. Orin F. Nolting, Executive Director of the International City Managers' Association of Chiqago, was read to Council by Mayor Jackson. Mr. Nolting thanked the Town Council for their cooperation in allowing Town Manager Noland to attend the Fifth Annual Advanced Management Training Program which was held May 3 to 8. Councilman Nuckols advised that the Planning Commission had completed work on the new zoning ordinance and just as soon as the NEW ZONING ORD. TO SOON BE PRES- work is completed on the new zoning map, the matter would be present- ented TO COUNCIL, UPON COMPLETION ed to Council. OF NEW ZON. MAP On motion of Councilman Nuckols, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried unanimously, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski has been advised by the State Highway Department that they desire to proceed with construction of Route #611, Project 0611-125-101-0501, not later than July 15, 1964, and desire that the Town secure the right of way by that date; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, has the authority under its charter and ordinances to file a certificate for taking of said right of way for street purposes which would be applicable in this project; and, WHEREAS, the appraisals have been approved RESOLUTION and negptiations for the needed right of way have begun. RE: ROUTE 611 RELOCATION, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLCED BY THE COUNCIL TOWN WILL of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, in regular session on this SECURE R/W 19th day of May, 1961., that the Town does hereby assure the State Highway Department that the right of way for the afore- mentioned project on Route #611 which lies within the corporate limits of said Town will be secured by July 15, 1964, or that in lieu thereof, the said Town by reason of filing of the necessary certificates will have the right to enter upon said needed right of way for the purpose of beginning construction. After a report from Town Manager Noland regarding the purchase of a new bulldozer for the landfill, Councilman Cummings moved that the Town Manager secure bids for a new bulldozer to be TOWN MGR. TO paid for out of the Equipment and Stores Fund in the new 1964-65 SECURE BIDS RE: BULLDOZER; budget, or possibly by special appropriation in the current year; SPECIAL said bids to be considered by Council at a special meeting, APPROPRIATION FOR PUR. OF if necessary, to authorize the purchase of this equipment. This BULLDOZER motion was seconded by Councilman Larson, and carried on the follow- ing vote: W. A. Larson - aye Billy B. Flint - aye W. S. Cummings - aye Eugene L. Nuckols - aye T. J. McCarthy - aye C. B. Gallimore - absent F. L. Carrico - aye Glen K. Aust - absent 1 J 7 Council mins. contd. May 19, 196h Councilman Carrico asked that a matter pertaining to the City Hall be placed on the agenda for discussion, and upon the motion of Councilman Cummings, seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried unanimously, it was, RESOLVED, that it be placed on the agenda for discussion. Mr. Carrico then called to the attention of TOWN HALL Council the many improvements which the Town had helped finance DISCUSSION PLACED ON during the past few years, but stated he felt it was time to think AGENDA &. CARRICO ASKS about a new Town Hall, and moved that the Land, Buildings and Parks THAT PLANS FOR NEW TOWN Committee start immeidately to develop plans and work out a HALL GET UNDER- WAY program for a new Town Hall. This motion was seconded by Councilmani Larson, and carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 500 P. M. Approved: Attest: i er 1