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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-6031.9 Council. rains. N'a~r 1.7, 1960, )~ p, m, Minutes of the rPg~.alar meeting of the Dul_aski Town Council held on the 17th day of Ma.y, 1960, at 1~ n, m. , i_n the T~Tunicipal office, Them were nrPSnnt: ~"a~ror C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: ti~I. ~. Cummi_ngs, J. R. Marti n, J. 'rd. T?ash, G1Pn K. Aust, G,?. A. Larson Absent: F. L. Carrico, 1^!. F. ?ti~Yaite A1.so present: Town P~lanager: T. B. Pdoland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Pttorney: Garnett S. Mioore Visitors : Bill Akers, r. eporter for t•h~ South~~rest Times John Powers Gec~. A. Hill sman C. ~'. Bai 1Pv Bi_l_1 An~7Prson, High ~~chool Student Cart. W. ~. Travis Capt. Travis of the Salvation Army gave the invocation. ATinutes of the regul.a.r meeting of NTav 3rd, were approved. Town Manager Noland read a letter from the Bureau of Census make ng a nrel_iminarv announcement that the J 9~in Population of the BiTREAU OF Town of Pulaski i.s 10,391. Also letters from Adjutant General Booth, CENSUS ANNOUNCE POPULATION FOR and Colonel T attin z^TPre read to Council i.n which they expressed TOWN OF PULASKI FOR 1960 IS their appreciation to the ToT~rn Of.fici_a7 s f.or the many courtesies 10,391 shown them on Armed Forces Day. John Powers, President of the °ul.aski. Grnznt~r Chamber of Commerce Merch<nts Counci l., adv_:~ed Caunai_1 that the tob item on ` the Council's agenda for some time had peon the -narking situation in downtown Pulaski; that the Council had recently adopted a resolution t~ back the Chamber's rrogram for immediate action on 1 MERCHANT'S COUNCIL ASK the Town Council on two items: (1) Tn-an ownership and control of COUNCIL"S SUPPORT OF Peak Creek channel, bank to bank, ba determined or ac~ui.rPd. (2) C OF C PROGRAM TO COVER PEAK Appointment of a pa.rkin~ committee with power to irnresti~ate proper CREEK FOR PARING; procedure to follo~- ~o secure State approved authority status; COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY and recommended the memberGhin of such. a Committee be composed of COUNCIL z study to cover "eak Creek, fr. om T~lash~_ngton Avenue to Jefferson Avenue, for off-street parking in order to protect the downtown merchants from losing their business. Mr. powers reauPSted action bar one Councilman, one Attorney, one Bank Pr, four Merchants, one Auto 3~.q~ Cou.nc~.1 m~ ns. contd. June 17, 1960, ~T p. m. Dealer and one Engineer (preferably C. P. Bail w). This matter ~aa.s discussed at length by Council and on motion of Glen K. Aust, seconded by T. J. McCarthy, and carried unanimously, it was RESOLVED that such a committee be appointed with power to i mrestigate proper procedure to fol.7_ow to secure State approved authority status. Mr. Powers a7.so brought to the attention of Council that some of the merchants felt. it unfair to them to allow persons to come into town and put uo produce stands for the duration of the season. Mr. Powers was advised that the matter would be investigated and placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting. On motion of Glen K. Aust, seconded bar J. R. Martin, and carried on the following recorded vote, the following resolution wa.s adopted: ?rl. S. Cummings - aye G7_en K. Aust -aye T~,T. A. Larson - a:ye T.J. P~icCarthv -aye J. R. Martin -aye UJ. F. TlThitP - afire J. r~T. Nash -aye F. ? . Carrico -aye BE IT RFSOl~VED PY THE MAYOR ANP COIJNCTT OF THE' TOWN O?+ PTT?;A.rKI, PUI~A:SuI COTTDTTY, V?RGINTA, that +,he annexed ordinance, entitled "A, T? ORDINAT"',~: GRANTING A ITS SUCCESSORS ANTI ASSIGNS, FRANCHISE TO , TO tJSF THE' S : ~,T: AND 0 , R ~'TyACF5 OF THE TOti^1N OF ~'UI~ASK2 , VTRGTNTA, FOR ITS PO?ES, T~TI_RFS, COTIPITITS, CAR?~S AND FIXTURES," be advertise~3 once a ~~rQPk for four successive weeks in the SnuthT~~est Times, a newspaper prbl.ished i.n the Town of Pu7.ask~_, Virginia, abd having a general circulation in the Town of BIDS FOR TELEPHONE Pulaski; a.nd that said advertisement sha7.7 invite bids for the FRANCHISE FOR franchise proposed to be granted in said Ordinance, which bids PULASKI TO BE ADV. are to be in writing and delivered to the presiding officer of IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER the Council.. in open session to be held in Pulaski on the ?_1_st WITH OPEN SESSION day of June, 1.960, at ~; p, m., the right being reserved to TO BE HELD AT REG, eject anv and a.7.1 bids. 0 COUNCIL MEETING 6/21 /6 F3F IT FUR.THFR RESOT,VED, that the invitation for bids to be published with said Ordinance shall be as fo~l_ows: The Town of ~'ulaski., Pulaski County, Virginia, hereby inv~.tes bids for the franchise proposed to be granted in the following Ordinance, duly passed by the Council and unproved by the Mayor on the 17th day of May, 1.960, which bide ar.e to be in writing and deh.v~red to the nr.esiding officer of the Council of said Town in open session, to be held in the Council_ chamber in said Town on the 27_st da;r of Tune, 1960, at I~. -~. m. , the right being reser~rPd to .reject anv and all bids. Be it further resolved, that the successful bidder shall. pay the cost of adverts sing the franchise;. ?~.4~1 Council_ mins. contd. May 17, 1960 ti p. m. It was reported by NTr. Noland, Secretary of the Planning Commission, that the Commission had held two public hearings on May 16th, one with reference to a. proposal to add a section to Article 9 PLANMNG COMM. of the 7.,oning Ordinance, to alloTa trailers in residential d~ stricts ; RECOMMEND THAT - ORDINANCE NOT and that the Commission recommended that the Toning Ordinance not be BE CHANGED TO ALLOW TRAILERS changed. The other hea.rir~ was on a petition of T. J. McCarthy for IN RESIDENTIAL BONES: PETITION the changing of a certain area in Bowling Court from residential to OF T.J.MCCARTHY FOR REZONING ~R'busi.ness, and that it was the recommendation of the Commission that TAIN AREA IN BLOW.ISNG COURT this change be made. RECOMMENDED On motion of Glen K. Aust, seconded by J. UT. Nash, and carried on the unanimous vote of those present,, it was R~SOLVFD, tha.t•~! NOTICE TO BE Council give prnrer notice for holding a public. hearing at its regular GIVEN FOR meeting on June 7, 1960, on a proposal. to add a section, Numbered 1~ PUBLIC HEARING ON ~~X~ to Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance. ~X%~ ~D1QS AMENDING nt, thir ^oi.nt it• ?,ras noted that T. J. McCarthy would ORDINANCE TO ALLOW ` TRAILERS IN RESID.refrain from any further dl_scussi.on pert3inin~ to the euestion of AREAS. n NOTICE TO BE GI VFN OF PUBLI C HEARING TO RE- ZONE CERTAIN AREA IN BOWLING CGtTRT TC~+iN MGR. TO E~fB~E ORD. RE: UNSAFE BLDG. OF J ONN R. SAUNDERS re~.oning a portion of Bowling Court. On motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by Gl Pn K. Aust, and carry era unanimously, it was RFSOLVF:D~ that Council give proper notices for holr}ing a r~blic hearing at i+.s nest Council meeting to carry out the recommendation off' the i~lanning Commissi nn that a cFrtal_n area of Bo~rli.ng Court be re- zoned business. ToT~rn Manager Noland reported that a r~si.dential bui7r~ing located at tt13 Jackson Street, S. ~'., belonging to John R. Saunders, i car hi,~ h?irs, Teas in danger of collapsing anc' should be removed .for the safety of the public. On motion of ~1~. A. Larson, seconded by J. R. Ni:artin, and carried unanimously, it was RESOI:VF'D, that the Town Manager proceed to enforce the ordinance pertai.ni.ng to unsafe and dilap~.dated houses, a.s was adorted by Council on July 28. i ThPrP being no further business, the meeting adjourned at,'