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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-03-73'& ~^ t c~`5 a. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held July 3, 1973 at 4:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor C. Robert Edens, presiding. Councilmen: Mason A. Vaughan, Andxew L. Graham, Arthur L. Meadows S. G. Frye, William A. House, Glen K. Aust, Raymond F. Ratcliff, J. L. Congrove Also present; J. E. Marshall, Town Manager Gladys R. Dalton, Clerk Visitors: Bonnie McKeown, Southwest Times reporter Debora Grace, WBLB Radio Station Approximately ten or twelve citizens The invocation was given by Councilman Vaughan. Minutes of the June 19th and June 25th meetings were approved as recorded. On behalf of the Episcopal Church at 144 Washington Avenue, James Logan appeared bef ore Council and asked that the Town contact the Colonial Natural Gas Company and have them replace the present gas link which is attached to the channel walls of Peak Creek next to their property. Town Manager Marshall advised this matter had been dis- EPISCOPAL cussed with the Gas Company previously, and even as recent as two weeks GHClRCH REQ . GAS CO. BE ago this matter had been pointed out to Mr. Bramblett of the Gas Company REQUIRED ID REPLACE and discussed with him. Councilman House moved that the Town Manager LINE ATTACHED 7.U CREEK WALLbe directed to write a letter to the Company stating that at the direction of Council action will be taken"to see that something is done about this gas line and that a favorable 'report will be expected by the next meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Councilmann Meadows, and carried. Eddie Linville of Kersey Bottom section also reported a small gas Leak in front of his house. Mr. Linville asked if anything had been done about the cleanik~g of the creek in an effort to stop some of the flooding during heavy ralins, CLEANING as well as the cleaning of ditches and culVer'ts in that section. Towrti & FLDO DING PEAK CR. Manager Marshall advised that members of"the Roanoke Marine Corps were DISCUSSED in Pulaski on Monday and looked at the situation, but it appeared they' do not have equipment to do thi~l kind of job, but stated that about ~~ ` ~ ~~ ~ `~~~~`, July. 3, 1973 July 27th or. July 28th they could bring up about thirteen men and some equipment to work on this project during their drill schedule. How- ever, they were not equipped to take on anything of a vast magnitude. There was a possibility, however, they would be able to borrow some equipment from the local Army Reserve to assist in cleaning the creek. Mr. Linville also suggested something be done to a road or alley which is the only entrance to the main road from one of the PEAK CREEK houses in Kersey Bottom, to make it safer. Town Manager Marshall CLEANING advised that the Public Works Department had tried to maintain this DISCIISSED road with a grader, but with the floods it was impossible to do so. & PLACED There was some question as to this being a dedicated street. O N AGENDA Councilman Ratcliff moved that the matter be referred to the Street FOR NEXT Committee for a recommendation to Council, which motion was seconded MEETING by Councilman Graham, and carried. Mayor Edens stated. he would like to see. the cleaning of the creek beds be placed on the agenda as having first priority and work started on this from Kersey Bottom through the Dora Highway section. Councilman Frye so moved, which. motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. Kenneth Taylor, Chairman of the Flood Committee, recommended JACOB BLEVIN~hat Jacob Blevins be appointed to the Committee in the place of TO TAKE Charlie O'Brien, who has moved away. .Reading from a booklet on PLACE OF Flood Insurance for Virginia, Mr. Taylor pointed out to Council that the CHARLIE need for citizen action is crucial inasmuch as the Emergency Program O'BRIAN 0 N is scheduled to expire on December 31, 1973, by which date a FLOOD 00 MM. community must have qualified under the pro~tisions of the Regular Program for any coverage for flood insurance. Councilman Congrove stated that Bi1L Foff and Donald Keister were present as representatives of C. W. Poff & Son Constructors TOWN MGR. due to the fact they were refused a building permit by the Town for TO ISSIIE PERMIT construction of additional apartment units at Carriage Hill Apart- TO C .W .DOFF & SO NS ments, by reason of not having a contractor's license; that the corporation had maintained a rental office in the Carriage Hill Apartments since 1970, employing Mrs. Woolwine and Ted Cox as Manager. Mr. Congrove stated he would like to know the reason why the corporation /4 ,A~ ~~ L~ ~- July 3, 1973 must submit to the Town Manager a statement of facts indicating they were local contractors. Town Manager Marshall stated this was brought: + to him about two weeks ago and he had agreed with Mr. Patterson that the corporation was not local. The Town Attorney's office was con- tacted and advised that a statement of fact was needed stating their qualification as to local contractors, which statement would have beeni furnished to the Town Attorney for an opinion as well as attached to t'he RE:POFF license to serve as a back-up piece of material. Mr. Poff asked if this LICENSE was standard procedure, to which Town Manager Marshall replied "with qualifications - yes". Councilman Congrove stated he did not feel it necessary to require Poff to write a letter stating they have an office in Pulaski, and entertained a motion that the Town Manager be directed' to issue Mr. Poff a local office license. The motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. Councilman Graham reported the Water Committee had met and cor~- sidered the fact the Town has no provision in its code for water rates for multi-apartments for more than one building, and that the Committee DRAFT OF recommends that Town Manager along with Town Attorney Moore and the MULTI-FAMILY WATER RATE Utility Committee draw up a draft for changing the water rates and adct ORDINANCE 70 BE another section to the code allowing the Town to negotiate a single STUDIED meter for multi-apartments, above what the single family residence is , and also on trailers at the same rate.. Mr. Graham moved that a draft be made of the changes in water rates for the consideration of the Town Manager, Town Attorney, Ordinance Committee and Utility Committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. Councilman Graham reported the Town had signed an agreement with Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, to present preliminary plans concerning the water treatment plant improvements, and that one phase WILEY & WILSO N of the agreement had been executed; and that Council, in its consideri- WATER & SEWER ation of the final plan for the water plant expansion, would need the ;same EXPANS IO NS STUDY information with respect to rates as is contained in the sewer contract AUTAJRIZED for that plant expansion. The Town Manager ha.d been advised by Wiley'; & Wilson that a f orm of rate schedule study would approximate $1500.Od °> 1 r ~~-. ~:~ July 3, 1973 to $2,000.00, and all that is necessary to authorize this work would be a letter to Wiley & Wilson that as a part of their study to include a water rate schedule for the plant expansion. The motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried on the following r- corded vote: Mason A. Vaughan - aye Glen K. Aµst - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye William A.House - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Raymond F.Ratcliff- aye S. G. Frye - aye J. L. Congrove - aye Councilman House stated he had no quarrel with the action MUSE - taken by Council at its special called meeting on June 25th, but RE:TIMING OF wondered about the timing. He also stated that it was his opinion SPEC. MEETING & ADDENDUM ZO that the addendum to the contract with White Motors for a total CONTRACT FOR WHITE 1~DZ0RS of_ 140,000 gpd of waste should include some protection for the 140,000 gpd WASTE Town. Mr. House stated he was not at the special meeting and felt he had not been sufficiently notified. Councilman Aust, who also was not present at the special AUST - meeting, stated he felt Council had made the "right decision" even FELT 1D WN HAD though he was not present. Mr. Aust stated that during all of MADE) RIGHT IN REF. ZO the discussions relative to White Motors, he believed a letter WHITE M)TOR WASTE should come from the Town welcoming White Motors to this area, and if in proper order, so moved that a letter, or resolution be sent to them. The motion was seconded by Councilman House, and carried. Mayor Edens stated that at the special meeting of Council he had critized the handling of this to the Board of Supervisors, MAYOR EDENS - but that he had later apologized to the Board's-Chairman and APO LAGY TAO CO. several of its members. However, he felt that a public apology BD. OF SUPERVS. was in order. He further stated he felt that the Town had been pushed into this; that someone had committed the Town and the Town was the last to know of it. Town Manager Marshall advised that a copy of an agreement had been received from the State Highway Department between the HIGHWAY AGREEMENT- Town and the Highway Department f ~ construction and maintenance RESO LUT]rJ N ADOPTED RE: to the new Memorial Drive according to the Code of Virginia and MEM)RIAL DR. the policies of the Highway Department. Mr. Marshall advised 1 1 0 c 6'. t s;. ~'~~ July 3, 1973 this is the standard form that the Highway Department has asked to be executed in the past on any type of urban project that the Town has been involved in, and recommended that .the Town Manager be authorized to sign the agreement. Mr. Marshall further reported that the apparent low bidder for the project (Route 11 to Peppers Ferry Road) was H. T. Bowling, Inc., Dublin, in the sum of $367,162.Od, H.T.BOWLING DUBLIN ID W the Town's share being $55,224.30. The agreement-resolution was read'. BID OONSTR. MEM)T7AL DR. to the Council and Councilman House moved its adoption, which motion was seconded by Councilman Ratcliff. Councilman Frye stated he would vote against it inasmuch as he felt the entire project should be done' as one project. The recorded vote was as follows: Mason A. Vaughan - aye Glen K. Ault - aye ~Indrew L. Graham - aye William A, House - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Raymond F.Ratcliff - aye S, G. Frye - no J. L. Congrove - aye 4 1+'C nT TiTTl~TT WHEREAS, the Department of Highways of the State of Virginia has this day presented to the Council a contract between the Town of Pulaski and the Depart- ment of Highways, by the terms of which the Town agrees to participate with the Department of Highways in the construction of 0.413 mile of Memorial .Drive within the Town of Pulaski; and HIGHWAY WHEREAS, the contract requests the Department of Highways to prosecute the project for construction of RESO LUTID N Memorial Drive and sets out certain terms and conditions agreed upon, including the estimated costs thereof and MErD RIAL the Town's agreement to pay its share thereof. DRIVE NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of .Pulaski, meeting in regular session on this 3rd day of July, 1973, that: The terms of the contract this day presented the Council between the Town and the Department of Highways for the construction of Memorial Drive within the Town, be, and the same is hereby, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that J. E. Marshall, Town Manager, shall execute the contract on the part of the Town, and Gladys R. Dalton, its Clerk, shall attest same. The contract, together with the copies, shall be returned immediately to the Department of Highways for its execution. Reporting on the possibility of having installed in the Polio Department some special telephone equipment for the purpose of recordiing phone calls from persons who wish to report someone involved in drugs,; such programs being referred to as "Turn In A Pusher", Town Manager ~,-~~`~ July 3, 1973 Marshall stated that the Telephone Company advised the monthly cost would be $44.08 per month, with an installation charge of $55.00. Town Manager Marshall recommended the installation of $500.00 such equipment. Councilman Vaughan moved that the equipment be APPROP. FOR installed an3an appropriation be made to the telephone account in TELEPHJNE the sum of $500.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham. IN POLICE There was some discussion as to whether the County should be asked DEPT."TURN IN A PUSHER" to share in the cost, etc., but the final decision was that the Town do this alone. The recorded vote was as follows: Mason A. Vaughan - aye Glen K. Aust - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye William A. House - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Raymond F. Ratcliff- aye S. G. Frye - aye J. L. Congrove - aye Town Manager Marshall again called to Council's attention NOTICE 1D that some notice should be given to the Town of .Dublin with regards DUBLIN ZO RENEODTIATE to re-negotiating the water rates under the present contract. WATER OONTRACT At 5:35 P. M. Councilman Vaughan moved that Council go EXECUTIVE into executive session, which motion was seconded by Councilman SESSION Graham, .and- carried. .. At 6:05 P. M. Mr. Vaughan moved,. seconded by Mr. Meadows, that Council return to regular session. Motion was carried. At 6:06 P. M. Mayor Edens asked if there was further business ADJOURNMENT to come before Council. There being none, Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by Mr. House, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was carried. APPROVED: ~~~ Mayor " ATTEST: ~~~ Clerk the Council