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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-18-745'78 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held June 18., 19 Z4 at x:00 P. M. in the.Council Chambers in the Municipal Building-.- ~. There were present:. Mayor C.. .Robert .Edens, presiding. Councilmen: Glen K. Aust, S.. G. Frye, :Arthur L. Meadows, Andrew L. Graham, Mason A. Vaughan, William A. House, Raymond F. Ratcliff, J. L. Congrove Also'present:.Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton <,_ ~ ~.. _ Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: J. R. Schrader, Southwest Times reporter Jane Graham, WPUV Radio Reporter from WBLB Radio Station Several Citizens The invocation was given by Councilman Meadows. The minutes of the regular meeting of June 4th were approved as recorded. Mayor Edens stated this was the time and place as advertised in the local newspaper for Council to hold a public hearing on the petition of Mrs. Anne A. English to clost that certain portion of English Forest Road lying within REQUEST FOR CLOSING A the Town of Pulaski, and that Council would be glad to hear those PORTION OF ENGLISH who wished to speak for the closing of the street. Mr. T. J. FOREST ROAD McCarthy, Jr ., Attorney for Mrs. English, presented a plat to Council taken from a 1993 drawing. Mr. McCarthy stated that the portion of the street requested to be closed had never been graded and never opened as a street, and was not a thoroughfare. He stated that this is a quiet residential area and certainly would not want to make a thoroughfare of this unopened street. He further stated that the lands north of this unopened street is the farm of Walter Allison, it has been the Walter Allison farm for many years and would probably be the Walter Allison farm for many years to come. Mr. McCarthy respectfully peti- tioned the Council to close this portion of the street which had never been opened. Mayor Edens advised that Council would be glad to hear those who wished to speak against the closing of this street. Mr. Claud K. Kirkland stated he was a resident of English Forest, but first of all, he was a resident of the Town of Pulaski and while this street has never been opened, he felt it had June 18, 1974 REQUEST AGAINST CLOSING OF ENGLISH FOREST ROAD INSTRUCTIONS TO VIEWERS RE: THE CLOSING OF ENGLISH FOREST ROAD possibilities of being opened up for the expansion and develop- went of a large area east of the Town for residential purposes. He stated the land east,of English Forest is ideally suited for residential development and, theref ore, was opposed to it being closed. Mr. Carl Jessee another resident of English Forest, stated that he and Mr. Kirkland would probably be the most affected if this street were opened up; however, he concurred with Mr. Kirkland that it should not be --closed, citing also the possibilities for development-of Land adjacent to English Forest, as well as calling to the attention of Council that it would be another means of ingress and egress if said lands were in the future developed for residential purposes. Town Attorney Moore reported that the viewers had met in his office and received instructions; had viewed the unopened streef petitioned to be closed with the Town Engineer; and had returned to his office and made their report in which they stated that the closing of this street would cause inconvenience inasmuch as the street has; been laid out in compliance with the Town of Pulaski Subdivision ordinance, and to close the 50-f oot street would prohibit orderly extension of the street into possible new development. The instruc- tions to the viewers and viewers' report were filed as a part of the minutes, as follows: INSTRUCTIONS TD VIEWERS RE: TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA VACATION AND ABANDONMENT OF THAT PORTION ~ ENGLISH FOREST ROAD AS SHOWN DN A PLAT ENTITLED, "PLAT OF ENGLISH FOREST SUBDIVISION" II4TEDOCTOBER 20, 1953, AND RECORDED IN THE PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 132. BEGINNING at the northeastern corner of Lot 3 of said Subdivision and running South 25 deg. 30' East 50 feet to the northwestern corne.r.of Lnt 4 in said Subdivision; thence South 64 degs. 52' East 107 Feet to a point at the West boundary of said Lot 4;.thence with a curve radius of which is 20 feet, the tangent of which is 20.2 feet Ito.. th.e point in -the Southern boundary of said Lot 4, which point is 46 feet from the Southern corner of the property owned by Harry, Loftus.; thence South 24 degs. 32' East 70 Feet, more or less, to a point in the eastern boundary of Lot 2 in said Subdivision; thence with the eastern boundary of Lot 2, 25 feet, more or less, to a point, the Southern boundary of Lot 3 in said Sub- division; thence with the eastern boundary of Lot 3, North 64 deg. 52' East 100 Feet to the point of BEGINNING. ~~V~4) June 18, 1974 Convening of the duly appointed Viewers of said Town.at 10:00 o'clock A. M. on the 17th day of June, 1974, at the Town Attorney's iOffice, PRESENT: 1. W. Marvin Board 2. Dan C. Bell 3. Curtis C. Jordan Viewers are hereby instructed by the 'said Town Attorney as follows: (1) That your appointment was made by the said Town under authority granted in Title 15.1-364 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, and any and all other general powers granted said Town. (2) That as Viewers appointed by said Town, you are instructed to view that portion of English Forest Road described above. (3) You shall determine by your view and your evaluation thereof whether or not any inconvenience would be caused by the closing of the portion of English Forest Road described above. (4) To report in writing your findings as above instructed in this matter to the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. This report is to be filed as soon as convenient after you have viewed the proposed portion of street to be closed, abandoned and vacated, and of ter your evaluation thereof from your view; and from such other facts you determine to be pertinent thereto. Given under my hand this 17th day of June, 1974. /S/ GARNETT S. MOORE Attorney for the Town of Pulaski, Va. REPORT OF VIEWERS RE: TOWN -OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA THE VACATION AND ABANDONMENT OF THAT PORTION OF ENGLISH FOREST ROAD AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE REPORT OF VIEWERS INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIEWERS RE: THE CLOSING PETITIONER: OF ENGLISH FOREST ANNE N. ENGLISH ROAD We, the undersigned Viewers, duly appointed by Resolution of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, adopted on the 23rd day of May, 1974, convened in the Town Atrorney's Office at 10:00 o'clock A. M., on the 17th day of June, 1974, and at that time were given written instructions by the Attorney for said Town of Pulaski, Virginia, upon our duties as Viewers, the original of the instructions being herewith attached as a part of these proceedings. After' reading the instructions,-the undersigned personally visited the location described in the of ore- mentioned Resolution aydd instructions, and agree that the closing of the portion of the street in question: i. Will cause no inconvenience to any person 2. Will cause inconvenience by~its closing x (a) REASONS: Street laid out in compliance with the Town of Pulaski Subdivision ordinance. To close the 50 foot street would prohibit orderly ex- tension of street into possible new development. /S/ W. MARVIN BOARD DAN C. BELL CURTIS C. JORDAN 0 1 5~~1 June 18, 1974 Councilman House stated he felt that in the future such items should be considered by the Planning Commission in order that orderly development might take place, and so moved. The motion was ' seconded by Councilman Ratcliff. There followed some discussion IN THE FUTURE concerning the fact that generally petitions of this nature are not SUCH ITEMS SHOULD BE reviewed by the Planning Commission. The Town Attorney suggested CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING that as a part of the motion could be added "that a copy of the COMMISSION Resolution, naming viewers, along with a copy of the petition, be forwarded to the Planning Commission". The motion then carried. Councilman Aust moved that the recommendation of the THE PORTION OF viewers not to close this street in English Forest be accepted, and ENGLISH FOREST ROAD SHOULD directed that the proper ordinance be drafted for adoption at the NOT BE CLOSED next meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows, and carried. Mr. Linville, a residet-t of Kersey Bottom, inquired relative to a fire hydrant in that vicinity, stateing that he had been advised. REQUEST FOR FIRE HYDRANT by an insurance representative that afire hydrant must be within AT KERSEY BOTTOM 1000 feet of your property bef ore it can be covered by insurance. Councilman Graham moved that the Town Manager check into this situation and report to Council at the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman House, and carried. Mr. Linville also inquired relative to a street light on REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHT Crescent Street, and was advised by Town Manager Marshall that a REF: TO APPALACHIAN request had been submitted to the Appalachian Power Company for the POWER installation of a street light at this location. Councilman Frye, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, BUDGET HAD BEEN COMPLETED reported that work had been completed on the budget for'the year 1974-75, and that a public hearing had been scheduled for Friday, June 21at, at 4:00 P. M. There were'no other reports of CommYttees, Mayor Edens or Town At'to~ney Moore. Town Manager Marshall asked that an executive session be called at the conclusion of the meeting in order that a personnel matter could be discussed. 5582 June 18, 1974 Town Manager Marshall reported that in view of there being REPORT RE: raised some question about the use of decals, the State Penitentiary NEW TOWN LICENSE had been. contacted with the poss~bi~ity o~ furnishing the Town with TAGS metal tags with. only the name of the Town and number of the tag printed thereon. He further reported that the 3M Company had been contacted relative to furnishing t}~e Town with validation stickers which would indicate the month and year of expiration, alternating colors with the State colors, and in this way the metal tags could be used in the same fa§hitan as_the State tag is now being used.. He .stated there appears to be no problems to this procedure,,and tags have been ordered e.nd shipment may possibly be received by the first week .in August. Town Manager .Marshall reported that the Highland Terrace SEWER LINE FOR sanitary sewer line installation which had been scheduled to begin HIGHLAND TERRACE TO Monday, June.l7th, had been re-scheduled due to the fact that the BEGIN SOON contractor had not been able to complete another j.ob, but it was hoped to start work on .the Town's project on Thursday, June 20th. He further advised a contract ,for the Construction of this line had been executed. Town Managez Marshall reported .that a request had been received from Coleman Furniture Company that they be allowed to encroach on an alley that is located north of ahd adjacent to REQUEST FROM COLEMAN FURNITURE Coleman Furniture Company, running westward from Madison Avenue to a FOR AN ENCROACHMENT dead end, said alley being located at the rear of the Shopping ON AN ALLEY Center on Fifth Street. He further stated the encroachment would cross over the alley (an aerial type .encroachment similar to the one on Madison Avenue) at a height of twenty feet and would be some seventy feet west of Madison Avenue. C+n motion of Councilman House, seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried, the matter was ref erred to the Town Manager and Town Engineer for a report to Council. Councilman Frye abstained from voting on the matter. n i~ 1 5~3 June 18, 1974 On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Meadows, and carried, a petition from residents on the north side of REQUEST FOR CURB & GUTTER Claremont Court, extending from Monte Vista Drive in a northeasterly. REF: TO STREET COMMITTEE direction to the cul de sac, requesting curb and gutter along the street, was referred to the Street Committee, Town Manager and Town Engineer, for review and report. Town Manager Marshall reported that residents of Allison Lar1e, between Peppers Ferry Road and Newbern Road, have requested that the Town close off the end of Allison Lane near the Peppers Ferry Road REQUEST FOR intersection, prior to the. construction of the new section (Phase II) INTERSECTION TO $E CLOSED of Memorial Drive, it being the opinion of these residents that a REF: TO STREET COMMITTEE serious traffic situation would develop with the opening of the first phase prior tb the completion of the second phase of the new street. Mr. Marshall stated that in view of the feelings of these residents, recommended that Allison Lane be barricaded at the Peppers Ferry Road intersection. ~He•stated no great inconvenience was anticipated inasmuch as. Grove Drive 8:nd Hopkins Drive would take care of the trave•li;ng public in that community. Councilman Ratcliff moved that the matter be'referred to the Street Committee for review and report to Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried.'; Town Manager Marshall reported that some several months ag.~`_ PROPOSAL RE: NEW EQUIPMENT Mr. C. V. Jackson,: Chairman .of the New River.Valley Airport Commissio~l, AT THE NEW RIVER VALLEY appeared bef ore Council and presented a proposal-to the Council re- AIRPORT garding~instrumental landing equipment to be installed at the Airport; and stated that the local governmental units would participate in the cost o£ this equipment.• He further stated the equipment has been installed, and~that a Resolution is necessary on the Hart of the Coun~iL~, accepting the Grant Agreement between FAA and the Town. The form of lkhe resolution submitted was discussed, and Tawn,Attorney Moore advised that he would "1®ok this over" to see that it was in-proper form. Town Manager Marshall re}~orted a mobile home application had F~RLAC~~ILE been received fxom William B•. ~-Redd. to-place a mobile home on Case Knife , HOME ON CASE Road, It wes,reported that Mx.•Redd was under the.impression his lot KNIFE ROAD was located in the County and he applied to them fora permit after h@ had purchased the trailer, and was ready to move it to the Case Knife- Road location when it developed that his lot is in the corporate limits of the town. Mr. Marshall stated Mr. Redd had been given permission 554 June 18, 1974 to place the trailer on this lot, with the understanding that the Council must approve the permit application bef ore he can occupy the trailer as a dwelling. Mr. Marshall Y~ecommerided that a paBblic hearing be scheduled and the regular procedure be f ollow- ed. Councilman Graham so moved, seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. Town Manager Marshall reported that Grievance Procedures GRIEVANCE REPORT which are required by law to be adopted by the Town and put into READY FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES eff ect prior to June 30th are complete, and it now remains for the Council to adopt a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to administratively implement the Grievance Procedures outlined and approved'by"the special committee appointed by Mayor Edens. Town Attorney Moore advised that he would have the resolution ready for Council's consideration and adoption by the meeting on Friday, June 21st. Councilman Meadows stated projects for Oakwood and Pine- hurst cemeteries have been pending for the-two years he has been on Council and at least four bef ote he came on Council. He REPORT RE: stated he felt it unf ortunate that people have to go other PINEHURST CEMETERY places to select a burial space, and suggested that something be done to get action on this matter. Councilman Graham moved that the ?Finance Committee and the Cemetery Trustees make a study of the situation, and recommend a cost per lot in the Pinehurst Cemetery. The motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows, and carried. Councilman Frye asked that consideration of the resigna- tion of Councilmen be carried on the agenda for Council's meeting on Friday, June 21st. Councilman Vaug}~an moved that Council go into executive session on a personnel matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ratcliff, and carried. At 9:00 P. M. Councilman Vaughan moved that Council return to regular session, seconded by Councilman House, and carried. June 18, 1974 At 9:01 P. M. Mayor Edens declared Council to be in regular session and asked if there was other business to come bef ore the Council. There being none, Councilman Vaughan at 9:05 P. M. moved, seconded by Councilman Frye, and carried, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was carried and the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: ~~ Mayor Edens ATTEST: `~1 ~ ~~ j. Clerk of ouncil 1 556 1 ~~ l~