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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-05-888314 January 5, 1988 ,~ Minutes of the regular. meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held .January 5, 1988, at 4:00 p.m. in the. Council Chambers in the. Municipal Building. There were .present: .Mayor .Gary C. .Hancock, presiding Councilmembers: John A, Johnston, Robert N. Glenn, Andrew L. Graham, ..James M. Neblett, James R. Neighbors, W. H. Schrader, .Ira S. Crawford, Mary Lou Copenhaver -; Also Present: Frank Terwilliger, Town Attorney D. E. McKeever, Town .Manager Anne Burgess, Assistant Town .Manager Ruth A. .Harrell, Clerk Visitors: Dee Lindsey, .Tracy Wimmer and Betsey Thomas of the ne media .Pauline Mitchell Andy McCready Delegate Bob Dobyns/ The invocation .was given by Councilman Neblett. Councilperson Copenhaver moved that .the minutes of the regular meeting of December 15, 1987, be approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Glenn and .carried. Mayor Hancock welcomed Delegate J. Robert Dobyns to the meeting to share our legislative concerns. Mr. McKeever reviewed the 1988 General Assembly legislative priorities that Council felt were important to the Town of Pulaski. Priorities LEGISLATIVE included -.sales .tax distribution formula; .providing Towns with zoning and planning PRIORITIES GIVEN TO authority .over .parcels of .land for a distance of one mile outside the corporate limits; I town residents should pay county governments for only those services received; state DELEGATE BOB agencies be able to .provide planning .data to towns; optional one-half cent local sales DOBYNS tax; flexibility in use of state .urban construction .and maintenance funds; towns to determine how their work forces are used; and urged the State Board of Housing and Community Development not to supersede local maintenance codes with adoption of st - wide codes. Also, the Town encouraged the General Assembly to make available to l0 1 governments financing alternatives to attract .private investment and public/private partnership efforts in community and economic development. The General Assembly was encouraged to adopt the recommendations of the Southwest Virginia Economic Development Commission. Mayor Hancock added further concerns, stating that the Town needed assistance with I widening Bob White Blvd. and with the replacement of traffic signals in the downtown. Also, Mayor Hancock would be forwarding information to Delegate Dobyns on a matter that had been discussed. in Executive Session. Delegate Dobyns congratulated the Council on the past year's work and service, I on the Main Street .Program, and the progress that .has been made. He felt there should be cooperation between the governments and he will keep in touch with us and try to see what he could do in regard to these matters. .Mayor Hancock expressed appreciation I to De~eg.ate-Dobyns fbr his role-in the Town's accomplishments. In hearing from the public, Pauline Mitchell, .Prospect Avenue, expressed concern ab.pdt~ahe shavings on 8th Street, stating they should be removed. Another concernst^ that the caretaker at Hogan's dam had been removed and she .was concerned about water supply. The house at Hogan's Dam is not habitable and at present, there are no plans tb.~replace caretaker. Mayor Hancock called for Council Committee reports. UTILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Johnston .had no report. PUBLIC & PERSONNEL RELATIONS, NOPIINATING COMMITTEE Chairman Neblett .had no report. January 5, 1988 Page 8315 PUBLIC OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman Neighbors .had no report. FINANCE COMMITTEE Chairman Crawford advised the committee .had met and discussed the investment of ow INVESTMENT OF BOND bond .proceeds. Three bids were received for investment services. Chairman .Crawford PROCEEDS moved that we award the bid to Signet .Bank, primarily because Signet Bank is willing to invest our proceeds for us on a no charge basis. Motion seconded by Councilman Neblett and .carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Aye James R. Neighbors - Aye Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader -- Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye Ira S. .Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye .Mary Lou Copenhaver -.Aye MOODYS INVESTORSChairman Crawford advised we had received a bill from Moody's Investors for our STATEMENT credit .rating on the bond in the amount of $2,000, and so moved that $2,000.00 be BOND_CREDIT RATING appropriated to account ~~108-1224-503002 from Bond Fund and be .approved for payment to Moody's. Motion seconded by Councilman Glenn and .carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Aye .James R. Neighbors - Aye Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Andrew L. .Graham - Aye .Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver - Aye ' Chairman Crawford advised that the committee had discussed the landfill acid the fac that we were going to use it to receive some construction debris and that we should be LANDFILL looking at a fee schedule for acceptance of this debris. He stated the purpose of the landfill operation is to receive non-household waste .material generated by residents of, or contractors working within the Town of Pulaski. It would be only construction debris such as masonry, wood, roofing, glass and metal and brush. Non-construction debris such as tires, furniture and appliances are accepta- ble but the Town would reserve the right to reject these items. Chairman .Crawford stated the hours of operation would be between 12:30 p.m and 3:00 p.m. each Thursday and between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m..each.Friday. Cost for pick-up truck (8 ft. bed or smaller) $15..00, non-scheduled delivery $25.00 all other .trucks $30.00, non-scheduled deliver $40.00. Councilman Glenn felt it .was a bxeach of good .faith with community that tie are re- 1 opening the landfill to use by the Town and by selected industries and those people that can bring their refuse to the landfill when Council agreed we would close the landfill two years ago for monetary reasons. ', Comments made were that with fees charged, the landf ill would be self-supporting, and we would be helping the county by eliminating some of the debris going to!Cloyds Mountain landfill. Debris would only have to be covered once per week. Construction debris would not create leachate. .Mrs. Mitchell asked .two questions: if anyone in Town had tree limbs or concrete, they could put on their truck and .take to the landfill as a citizen of Pulaski, and why are we chargxrgthese rates to the citizens now when we allowed Pulaski Furniture tc1 have it f ~~ $10.00 a load. Also, we are going up to $40.00 a load for the people of Pulaski Major Hancock advised the $40.00 was for very large trucks and only on non-scheduled deliveries. Several members of Council stated Pulaski Furniture was charged $x0.00 per load. Pulaski Furniture was not charged for this usage but an outside contractor utilized the landfill and also covered the debris and built a berm at the landfill with his equipment. Chairman Crawford read an .ordinance adopting operational procedures for the Town of Pulaski landfill and so moved that this ordinance be adopted, secondedby 8316 LANDFILL ORDINANCE ADOPTED ORDINANCE OPERATION BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, PROCEDURES sitting in regular session on .January 5, 1988, that Operational .Procedures & for the Town of Pulaski Landfill, attached hereto as Exhibri!t A, be and RATES hereby are, adopted. The Town .Manager is authorized to reformat said Operational .Procedures and assign section numbers thereto so that they .may be included in the Town Code, January 5, 1988 Councilperson Copenhaver and .carried on the following recorded vote: This Ordinance is effective upon adoption and is adopted by recorded. vote of the Town Council. Chairman Crawford advised that the Town had been presented a preliminary. site ELDERLY plan for a proposed elderly housing project on Memorial Drive. The Town .has been HOUSING requested to furnish an estimated cost estimate for extension of sewer and .water lines. PROJECT The Finance Committee recommended, and Chairman Crawford so moved, this be referred to the Planning Commission and also that Town Manager forward an estimated cost of sewer and water line extension for this project, seconded by Councilman Neblett and .carried. ORDINANCE COMMITTEE Chairperson Copenhaver .had no report. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor .Hancock .gave an update on the .Main Street .Program, advising the Executive ~., Committee had conducted interviews for a Main Street Manager. It is hoped we will. a manager within the next week. Mayor Hancock stated that he and Mr. McKeever would like to continue to serve on the Executive Committee. A training session is scheduled and it is hoped the Executive Committee and Director can attend this 22 day session in Richmond. The Committee visited Bedford to view their results. One major goal of the committee is to see five new businesses within the first year and setting up a loan pool for renovation. Businesses have .made contributions to this effort. CERTIFIED Mayor .Hancock advised that Council had previously discussed the Town becoming a COMMUNITY certified business community and become apart of the County's application on a no cost basis~Councilman Neblett so moved that Town did want to become a certified business community with resolution being prepared at a later date, seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried. Mayor Hancock advised he .had a personnel matter to be discussed in Executive Session TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT Mr. Terwilliger .had no report. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. McKeever advised that the Official Statement from the bond issue .had been distri- buted to Council. Reviewed during .presentation of legislative priorities .was the fact that four of the TRAFFIC traffic signals designated for replacement in the downtown .area would not be replaced SIGNALS under urban construction funding as they do not meet the present warrants for the install• DOWNTOWN ~tion of a traffic signal. Council to be kept informed on this .matter. Mr. McKeever stated the streets in the .Bainbridge Subdivision .have not been accepted into the State's secondary street system. Therefore, they do not automatically qualify for State .Maintenance funds. Problems were .drainage easements and the pavement width is only`20 feet whereas the Town's streets are 30 feet. Until accepted, we cannot John A. Johnston - Aye .Ira S. .Crawford - Aye Robert N. Glenn - No .Mary Lou Copenhaver - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye James R. Neighbors - Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye January 5, 1988 8317 provide maintenance. Mr. McKeever felt we should notify whoever is in charge of the property ~: STREETS all ro ert BAINBRIDGE p p Y.owners that these streets .have not been .taken into the street system and SUBDIV. dill not be until conditions .are met. Mr. Terwilliger abstained from discussl;on in thi .matter. There is a bond to the County for the contractor. Mr. McKeever to dertermine t. name of the developer and find out what .our options would be. Councilman Johnston requested an update on Peak Creek cleaning .project wi~!th Mr. PEAK CREEK McKeever advising that permitting .had to be obtained and we were going to include this , the .same time with the specifications for Sproules Run. Permitting has now been obtains and bond money .has been approved for this .project. Councilman Graham advised he .had a real estate matter to bring up in Executive Se s; PUBLIC Per the request of Miss Burgess, Council set a public hearing on the annexation arE HEARING and zoning for February 2 at 4:00 p.m. Also, the State .wants to hold their public hear on the Residential Historic District Jan. 28 at 7:00 p.m. Council is not requ$.red to attend. 1 Councilman Neighbors, Chairman of the Public Operations Committee, called a commit meeting for Jan. 12 at 4:00 p.m. At 5:20 p.m. on motion made by Councilman Neighbors, seconded by Councilmen Graham, and carried, Council went into Executive Session, on a personnel matter, redlestate matter and~.f finance matter. ~. At 5:45 p.m. Council returned to regular session on motion made by Councilman Neighbors, seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried. At 5:46 p.m. Council adjourned on motion .made by Councilman Neblett, seconded by Councilman Neighbors and carried. Attest: ~ • ._-~-~ C1~ f Council APPRO ED: ~~ ` Mayor 1