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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-04-12, ~ Minutes of the Town Council meeting held Monday, December 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Cham ~• of the Municipal Building: There were present: 'Mayor: Jeffrey S. Worrell Council: Heather L. Steele, Gregory C. East, David L. Clark, H. M. Kidd, Joseph K. Goodman, °'~ .. James A. Radcliffe Staff: John J. Hawley, Town Manager David Warburton, Town Attorney Dave Quesenberry, Asst. to the Town Manager Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council ,, ;,i. Jerry W. Crowder, Public Works Michael S. Quinney, Public Works Phillip R. Reeder, Public Works Tony Meredith, Police Captain Mike R. Hudson, Police Lieutenant Wesley A. Ratcliff, Police Corporal John D. Saul, Police Sergeant ' Ronald E. Gillenwater, Police Officer Others: Brenda Blackburn Clark Payne E. W. Harless Janet Golden Amy Lewis Shawn Utt Andy McCready Charles R. Bopp Melinda Williams, Press ,:.,. Mike Williams, Press ' Mayor Worrell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilman Goodman led the Pledge of Allegiance and Councilman Clark gave the Invocation. Following roll call, Mayor Worrell welcomed the public to the meeting. Next, he addressed the Employee of the Month award. He advised that the award this month was being given to employees from two different departments. The employees were Jerry W. Crowder, Michael S. Quinney and Phillip R. Reeder from the General Properties crew of the Public Works Department. The second group of departmental employees being recognized were Lieutenant Mike R. Hudson, Corporal Wesley A. Ratcliffe, Sergeant John D. Saul and Officer Ronald E. Gillenwater, of the Police Department. Mayor Worrell readal7~ Press Release aloud and advised that in addition to the honor of receiving the award, those honored would receive an additional paid day off from the Town. He congratulated everyone. The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing regarding the issuance and sale of a General Obligation Water and Sewer Bond in the amount of $2,156,159. Mr. Hawley advised that due to problems regarding the legal advertising of this issue, the Town had to run the legal ads again and hold a second Public Hearing on this matter. He noted that this time, both ads ran in the newspaper as required. Mayor Worrell opened the Hearing at 7:05 p.m. There being no comments, the Hearing was closed. He advised that Council would take up this issue later in the meeting. ' The next item on the agenda was the Public Comment period. Page i of 5/December 4, 2012 information to Council regarding ksrenoa Blackburn addressed Council regarding the National Heritage Area designation. She presented information to Council regarding the National Heritage Area designation. She included other documents to Council as well. Mr. E. W. Harless then addressed Council regarding an odor problem on Cooks Lane in Dublin. He advised ' that he owned rental property and was receiving complaints. He advised that there seemed to be some confusion as to whether Pulaski County or the Town of Pulaski owned the line. He asked for help in alleviating this odor. He felt the odor was coming from the James Hardie plant in the Town. He asked whether the, , .. Hardie plants in Florida and Texas had pretreatment systems. He also asked whether they had problem§ Nri4h this odor, and if so, how they pretreated it. He inquired if the Industrial Developmental Authority or the Town of Pulaski had signed off on the plans for the treatment of wastewater at James Hardie. He asked who owned the sewer line. He expressed concern for the cost to the Town in the future as the sulfates ruined the pipes. adv sedahat he'would expectrehmbursement if he ost money due to this problem.ould be alleviated and Mayor Worrell commented that he was not going to debate whether the problem belonged to the Town or the County. He noted that thirty five thousand citizens live in the County and nine thousand of them live in the Town of Pulaski, so "it's a problem for all of us". He added that Town staff had been and would continue to work on the issue with the County to try to solve the problem. He advised that staff would continue to keep Mr. Harless in the loop. Next, Andy McCready, a member of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors addressed Council advising that he was at the meeting to speak for himself and himself only. He complimented Town staff for the work they had been doing trying to fix the odor problem in Dublin. He asked Mr. Hawley some questions related to a letter received by the Board of Supervisors from the Town Engineering Department. He commented on a letter sent to the Board of Supervisors by the Mayor. Mayor Worrell moved on to the Council minutes. ' Councilman Kidd moved to adopt the Consent agenda consisting of the minutes of the November 5, 2012 meeting. Councilman Clark seconded the motion and carried on voice vote. The next item on the agenda was Project Updates. The first item was Dora Highway CDBG. Mr. Hawley advised that staff would be working with the consultant in preparation for the Final Compliance review. Additionally, he reviewed the progress made at 600 Dora Highway and 200 Holly Street. The next update was in regard to the tornado CDBG. Mr. Hawley advised that staff and the DHCD Community representative visited three of the rehab projects and reviewed the required files for each rehab. He noted that the meeting went well. Next, Mr. Hawley provided an update on the Museum. He advised that volunteers continued to reassemble the Town model and that staff continued to work on the interior. Regarding the drop site, Mr. Hawley advised that staff was waiting to hear quotes on the fence installation. Mr. Hawley advised that the Iron Bridge right of way certification submittal was being prepared. The next item on the agenda was Old Business. ' Page 2 of 5/December 4, 2012 Mayor Worrell advised that Supplemental Resolution 2012-24 reflected the date of today's Public Hearir the loan closing scheduled for December 11, 2012. Councilman Clark moved to adopt Amended Resolution 2012-24, Supplementing A Prior Resolution That 'Authorized The Issuance of A Not To Exceed $2,156,159 General Obligation And Water And Sewer Revenue Bond Of The Town Of Pulaski, Virginia. Councilman Goodman seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: Heather L. Steele -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye David L. Clark -Aye H. M. Kidd -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Next, Councilman Clark moved to authorize the Town Manager to execute the Financial Agreement for sewer borrowing. Councilman Goodman seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: ^' ,r i Heather L. Steele -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye David L. Clark -Aye H. M. Kidd -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye The next item on the agenda was Update on Decal Procedures. Mayor Worrell reminded Council of a previous discussion regarding the possibility of reinstituting permanent Town decals. Ms. Boyd provided information to Council on otherjurisdictions use of permanent decals as had been requested at a previous meeting as well as additional information provided in the packet regarding loss pf r, ; funds to the Town since the Town decals had been discontinued. After reviewing the information provided to her from the other localities, Ms. Boyd recommended that the Town reinstitute permanent decals. Additionally, she suggested that the Town allow her to contact Taxing Authority Consulting Services regarding outsourcing the collection of taxes. Mayor Worrell inquired when Ms. Boyd would need to know Council's decision regarding reinstituting the decals? Ms. Boyd responded that she would need to know by March of 2013. Councilman Kidd advised that he would like to see more information on the outsource group, Taxing Authority Consulting Services. 1~ -- Councilman Goodman agreed with Councilman Kidd and suggested getting information for collection of all the taxes. Additionally, he suggested looking into decals that were in effect for three years. Ms. Boyd was not aware of any area that had decals that were in effect for three years. Councilman Radcliffe commented that if decals were only purchased every three years, then the potential result was that taxes would only be paid every three years. Councilman East inquired if there was an outsourcing contact that would locate the correct addresses for items returned to the Finance Department? ' Ms. Boyd advised that she didn't have that answer, but would try to find the answer. Councilman Radcliffe inquired whether Ms. Boyd knew the percentage of the City of Galax's tax collections now that they've reinstituted decals? Page 3 of 5/December 4, 2012 Ms. Boyd advised that she did not have that answer, but would try to get that information for Council. Mayor Worrell moved on to moped licenses. Mr. HaNiley advised that at the October Council Work Session, Council brought up the licensing of mopeds. Staff researched the topic and information had been included in the packet. He noted that the Police Department supported an Ordinance requiring a license in the form of a decal for all mopeds owned by T,Awn residents. Discussion ensued with the consensus being that staff would gather more information for a future Work Session. Mayor Worrell moved on to New Business. The first item was Commerce Park Refinancing Debt and Additional Improvements Borrowing. Mr. Hawley advised that Davenport and Company made a presentation on refinancing the current debt and options for some additional debt to cover additional site improvements to the Commerce Park Participation Committee. He added that information had been included in the packet providing different options for Council to consider. Council Goodman emphasized that one of the reasons to look at more borrowing was that businesses were asking for the site to be prepped at some point and the extra funds allowed that. Following discussion, Council preferred to consider this item at the December 18, 2012 meeting in order to have time to review and digest all of the information. The next item on the agenda was appointments to the Board of Zoning Appeals Mayor Worrell advised that the terms of Dan Talbert, Jr., and Tim Kuntr of the Board of Zoning Appeals were due to expire on December 31, 2012. He added that Council would need to approve the Resolution re- nominating them to the Board. He noted that both gentlemen had consented to reappointment for another 5 (five) year term. Councilman Clark moved to approve Resolution 2012-25 Nominating Tim Kuntr and Dan Talbert, Jr. For Appointment to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Councilman Goodman seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: Heather L. Steele -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye David L. Clark -Aye H. M. Kidd -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye At 8:05 p.m., Mayor Worrell moved on to the Closed Session. Councilman Goodman moved to enter into Closed Session under Virginia 2.2-3711, (A-7) Consultation With Legal Counsel. Councilman Clark seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: Heather L. Steele -Aye H. M. Kidd -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye David L. Clark -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye At 8:43 p.m., Council returned from Closed Session and adopted the Certification Resolution on motion by Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Clark and carried on the following recorded vote: fl Page 4 of 5/December 4, 2012 Gregory C. East -Aye Heather L. Steele -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye David L. Clark -Aye There being no further business, the meeti Councilman Goodman and so carried. Joseph K. Goodman H. M. Kidd Joseph K. Goodman James A. Radcliffe ~g adjourned at 8:45 on motio - Aye -Aye - Aye - Aye ~ by Councilman Clark, seconded by ~2b!~~~ Approved: Jeffrey S. Worrell, Mayor Page 5 of 5/December 4, 2012