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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-06-77r_-~~~ ~_~_j Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held June 6, 1977 at 4:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliff, presiding. Councilmen: C. William Hickam, Jr., John A. Johnston, Bob J. Clark, Andrew L. Graham, Jr., Blair B. Brockmeyer, Arthur L. Meadows, James M. Neblett Absent: Councilman William A. House (Mr. House arrived at the meeting at 5:35 P. M. as Council was going into Executive Session) Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jane Graham, WPUV Radio Station J. R. Schrader, The Southwest Times Howard G. Sadler Dan Rooker and Andrew Mayo The invocation was given by Councilman Graham. The minutes of the regular meeting of May 17th and special meeting of May 23rd were approved as recorded. Mayor Ratcliff welcomed the visitors and stated Council would be glad to hear any one who wished to spaek. Dan Rooker, President of a citizens group for the renovation of the Dalton Theatre, and Andrew Mayo, of the New River Valley Planning District Commission, appeared bef ore Council seeking COUNCIL APPROVES the endorsement of the Council to the project involving the renova- PROJECT FOR RENOVATION OF tion of the Dalton Theatre. Mr. Mayo stated the grant being sought DALTON THEATRE BY LOCAL GROUP in the amount of $11,000 would complete renovation and design work, and would be a continuation grant to the grant already received. Mr. Mayo stated that with the endorsement of the Council they would be in a better position to submit the application, and would give the funding agency a reasonable idea of the sentiments of the Town citizens. He further stated such an endorsement by the Council would not require any financial endorsement by the Town. Council was also advised that several meetings of citizens have begin held and it was their belief the project has been well received. They further advised Council that a non-profit corporation would be organize the renovate and operate the whole Dalton Building, and the corporation would receive rental income from the building. June 6, 1977 ~ ~~~ ~~~~ Councilman Clark moved that Council endorse this project; stating he felt it would be worthwhile for the community and the Town would also benefit. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye l3oward Sadler appeared bef ore Council in support of his letter to the Town Council dated May 23, 1977 regarding the establishing of a citizens committee to investigate the administrative problems in the Pulaski Town Police Department. Mr. Sadler pointed out that a great deal of time would be involved to develop any laymans expertise concerning law enf orcement or police administrative procedures bef ore one could intelligently discuss them, and for this reason he urgently suggested that, while the State Police investigation of the Town's Police Department regarding criminal matters is pending, Council should choose the citizens Committee and designate its chairman in order that the Committee could begin to familiarize themselves with current administrative procedures in the town police department as supplied by the Town Manager's office, HOWARD as well as talking with police professionals from New River Community SADLER College or other police agencies to familiarize themselves with standard PRESENTS RECOMMENDA- police procedures. Mr. Sadler stated he felt that by doing this the TIONS RE: TOWN POLICE committee would have developed significant experience to the town's INVESTIGATION police department procedures and when the appropriate time comes f ors them to begin interviewing officers of the town force they will have some well founded laymans expertise to aid any course they may take. Mr. Sadler stated this could be done without any interf erence with the State Police investigation, and would give the committee enough judgment and expertise to begin their work inside the town police department at the appropriate time. Mr. Sadler further stated that he had discussed this with Mr. Dow Owens, Pulaski County Commonwealth's Attorney, and Mr. Owens had stated he had no objections to the formation and seating of such a committee, or that the committee begin its discussion and study on police policies pending the outcome of the State Police investigation. Mr. Sadler stated the committee should report back to the Council and the committee take its direction from the chairman of the committee. t-~~~'~~' ~ June 6, 1977 Mayor Ratcliff stated that Council has not been idle on this, but it was the feeling that the citizens committee should not be in force until such time as the State Police investigation is completed and a report made. Councilman Neblett moved that the Safety Committee, along with Mr. Owens and Town Attorney Moore, take this under advisement RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE TAKEN and report back with an answer at the next Council meeting. The UNDER ADVISE- MENT & REPORT motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Hickam reported that it was the recommendation of the Nominating Committee that Harry W. Foglesong and Earl G. Hill be FOGLESONG appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals to fill the unexpired terms of & HILL TO BE APPOINTED TO C. Robert Edens and Jack L. Congrove. Councilman Clark moved BD. OF ZONING APPEALS BY that the recommendation be accepted and the Town Attorney authorized ORDER OF . COURT to present the proper order to the Judge of the Pulaski County Circuit Court for appointment of these new members to the Board. The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Graham reported the Utility Committee and Finance Committee had met since the last meeting of Council to further consider funds for the Town's wastewater treatment plant, based on STUDY TO BE MADE OF TOWN a recent request that the Town consider amending its 201 Facility USING REGIONAL WASTEWATER TR. plan for its wastewater treatment facilities and to study the PLANT; AUTHORIZED FUNDS possibility of going to the regional treatment plant. Mr. Graham stated to be able to consider these alternatives it was necessary that additional work by the Consulting Engineers be undertaken and completed within sixty days, at an estimated cost of $57,425 - 7590 federal funds and 25~ or Approximately $14,400 Town funds. r_-fir ~,: June 6, 1977 Councilman Graham moved that the Town Manager be authorized to begin immediately to prepare the necessary forms to amend the town's Step I Grant in the amount of $57,425 and have it submitted as STEP I sown as possible to the State Water Control Board and the Environmental GRANT AMENDED Protection Ageng~. The motion was seconded by Councilman Neblett, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brookmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Brookmeyer advised that the Pollution and Sanitation POLLUTION & Committee, together with the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors SANITATION COMMITTEE would meet on Thursday, June 23rd at 4:00 P M, to discuss further the TO MEET feasibility of the County sharing in the landfill on Drapers Mountain. Councilman Johnston reported that at the April 5th meeting of Council, the Town Manager presented aResolution to the Council, prepared by the Town Attorney, declaring certain real estate in the Town to be surplus property in contemplation of ~ sale to the County of Pulaski TOWN ATTY? that strip of land next to the Administrative Building on West Main AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE Street, consideration $4,000, said lot to be used for parking by the DEED TO LOT ON W.MAIN ST.citizens of the Town. Councilman Johnston moved that the Town Attorney TO PUL.CO. PUR.PRICE he authorized to prepare the proper deed to the County of Pulaski for $4,000.00 this surplus property, and the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the deed and deliver same. The motion was seconded by Councilman BRookmeyer, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brookmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Clark had no report. Councilman Meadows reported the Ordinance Committee had con- sidered an amendment to the Water Rate Ordinance recently adopted by the Council, and asked Town Attorne Moore to read the ordinance ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT to the Council. An ordinance amending Section 29-15.1 and re-enacting TO WATER RATE CHANGE it as Section 29-15.2 as amended, of the Code of The Town of Pulaski, ORDINANCE was read, and on motion of Councilman Meadows, seconded by Council- man Clark, and carried on the following recorded vote, the following ordinance was adopted: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brookmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye f :'~~r,~ ~~~ ~~.~.~~~ June 6, 1977 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 29-15.1 AND RE-ENACT IT AS SECTION 29-15.2 AS AMENDED, OF THE CODE -OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA,. ESTABLISHING WATER RATES AND CHARGES BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in Regular Sessuon on this 6th day of June, 1977, that Section 29-15.1 of Chapter 29, BE, and it is hereby amended and re-enacted as Section 29-15.2, as follows: Section 29-I5.2 Water Rates for multi-family dwelling units and trailer or mobile home parks, commercial and business buildings The following policy is hereby established for rates and billing procedure for multi-family units, trailers or mobile homes, commercial and business buildings where water used is measured by only one meter and the entire amount due is billed to and paid by the owner or others for aTl the facilities con- tained within the multi-family unit, trailer, or mobile home park, commercial and business buildings. (a) Meters - new construction WATER RATE ORDINANCE Owners, lessees, builders, person, persons or corporations, constructing and opera ting multi-family housing units, trailers or mobile home parks, commercial and business buildings, after the effective date of this ordinance, shall have the option to install separate water meters for each unit or other separate facility therein or for each trailer or mobile home within a park, and pay the water charge applicable to single~;~welling units, or if they pref er, they may install one water meter for the multi-family units, trailer or mobile home park,. commercial and business buildings and pay water rates as established by this section for multi-family units, etc. (b) Meters - Existing construction Owners, lessees, builders, person, persons or corporation, who now own or operate multi-family housing units, trailers or mobile home parks, commercial and business buildings and pay all the water charges theref or through one master meter shall elect within one (1) year from the effective date of this ordinance, by notice in writing to the-Town Manager, whether they will continue to use one master meter and pay the rate herein established for payment of water measured by such meter or install separate meters for each unit, facility, trailer or mobile home, commercial or business building and be billed and pay charges applicable to single dwelling units for each such unit. (c) .Cost basis of separate meters installed In the event consumers ref erred to in sub-sections (a) and (b) above who now own or operate multi-family housing units, trailers, commercial or business buildings, etc., elect to install separate meters for each such unit or facility, the Town shall charge them the actual cost for said meter and labor, if any, which charge shall not exceed the charge for Town connections as set out in Section 29-9 of this Article. (d) Rates for master meter charges - within Town Consumers within the corporate limits who elect to use one meter shall pay water charges for multi-family housing units, trailers and mobile homes in a park, commercial and business buildings, as follows LJ 0 ~i Minimum rates for the first 3,000 gallons or any part thereof used~by a unit shall be $3.50 for the first unit, and $2.00 for each unit thereafter. June 6, 1977 Total rate to be paid shall be determined as follows: Step No. 1: The total number of gallons of water for the period measured by the master meter shall be determined. If the total number of allons does not exceed the total number of units (together with other separately measured facilities within the building or park), multiplied by 3,000 gallons (minimum), apply only the minimum rate to each unit. Step No. 2: (a) If the total number of gallons calculated in Step No. 1 exceeds the total number of units (multiplied by 3,000 gallons), apply the minimum rate for the first 3,000 gallons, plus the additional rates on the number of gallons of ,water used in each bracket determined at the rate and in the manner provided in 2 (b). The total water charge due for the period, minimum plus the additional, amount from each bracket shall be set out and billed as one statement. (b) Additional rates of gallons used above 3,000 gallons to consumers inside of Town corporate limits Rates to be applied on the number of allons above the minimum of 3,000 gallons per unit shall be as follows: Divide the total number of ,gallons used between 3,001 gallons and 23,000 gallons, by the number of units and multiply each 1,000 gallons or part thereof by .40 cents. WATER Divide the total number of gallons used between 23,001 gallons and 223,000 gallons, by the number of units and RATE multiply each 1,000 gallons or part thereof by .35 cents. Divide the total number of gallons used between 223,001 ORDINANCE gallons and 1,003,000 gallons, by the number of units and multiply each 1,000 gallons or part thereof by .30 cents. Over 1,003,000 gallons divided by number of units and multiplied by .25 cents per 1,000 gallons or part thereof. (c) Rates applicable outside corporate limits Consumers or water users outside the corporate limits shall pay water charges for multi-family housing units, trailers and mobile home in a park, commercial and business buildings where owners or others elect to use one meter, as follows: Apply Step No. 1 and No. 2 above to outside users with the exception that the minimum rate for 3,000 gallons for the first unit shall be $5.25, and $3.00 for each unit thereafter. (d Apply the same formula established in Step No. 2 (b) above to determine the number of thousand gallons in each bracket. The rate to be charged in each of the four brackets shall be as follows: Rates for gallons used above the 3,000 gallons for each unit Divide the total number of gallons between 3,001 and 23,000 by the number of units, and multiply each 1,000 gallons or part thereof by .60 cents. ~~ ,~ 'ti Divide the total number of gallons between 23,001 and 223,000 by the number of units, and multiply each 1,000 gallons or part thereof by .52-1/2 cents. ~A~d r`~ June 6, 1977 Divide the total number of gallons between 223,001 and 1,003,000 by the number of units, and multiply each 1,000 WATER RATE gallons or part thereof by .45-1/2 cents. ORDINANCE Over 1,003,000 gallons divided by number of units and multiplied by .37-1/2 cents per 1,000 gallons or part thereof . This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1977, Water used after July 1, 1977, for which consumer is billed in August and thereafter shall be charged at the rate herein provided. Councilman Meadows inquired about the Randolph Avenue water RANDOLPH AVE. pressure project and was advised that work would start on this WATER PRESSURE sometime during the week. Councilman Neblett had no report.. Mr. Neblett moved that an NEBLETT ASKS executive session be held at the end of the regular session to FOR EX. SESSION discuss a legal and personnel matter. Mr. Meadows seconded the motion. Town Manager Marshall advised that the traveling water screen REPORT ON at the Peak Creek Pumping Station had been made operational, and the WATER SCREEN AT PEAK CR. factory representative was in Pulaski on Wednesday of last week PUMPING STA. to make his inspection as well as assist in any adjustments necessary to its operation. Town Manager Marshall advised the Town had recently been NEED TO contacted by the State Health Department with regard to the ADOPT ORD. CROSS CONNECT adoption of a cross connection controLl and backflow ordinance & BACKFLOW PREVENTION required under the permit arrangement for the water treatment plant, and encouraged Council to consider an early. adoption of this ordinance. Town Manager Marshall reported that he had inspected Memorial Drive relative to the thistle problem presented by Mr. REPORT BY MGR. ON J. B. Warner at the last meeting of Council, and f ounf that the THISTLES ON MEMORIALthistles that were blooming along the. sides of the street have DRIVE been cut by the Public Works crews. Town Manager Marshall recommended to Council that they study the plans and sketches, and cost estimates regarding the CBD PRESENTcentral business district improvements recently furnished them, PLANS FOR STUDY and then meet with the Planning Commission to discuss the feasibility of these plans. Mr. Marshall stated if it was the June 6, 1977 ~!$~~ bay -~ I1d the desire of the Council, an attempt would be made to ascertain if a Community Development Block Grant, or some other type 100% federal funding is possible for a program of this type. Councilman Hickam moved that the Town Manager be directed to find out what the Council can do on this and the possibility of obtaining a federal grant. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried. At 5:35 P. M. the following vote was taken on the motion of EXECUTIVE Councilman Neblett, seconded by Councilman Meadows, that Council go into executive session to discuss a legal and personnel-matter: SESSION C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - absent Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye At 5:36 P. M. Countil wta¢it into executive session. At 6:20 P. M. on motion of Councilman Hickam, seconded by REGULAR Councilman Graham, and carried, Council returned to regular session, SESSION and Mayor Ratcliff declared Council to be again in regular session. Councilman Neblett moved that the action taken by Council at their meeting on the 17th day of May, 1977, on the rezoning petition of COUNCIL RESCINDS H. T. Bowling and wife, be rescinded and referred back to the Planning RESOLUTION ON BOWLING Commission. The motion was seconded by Councilman .Brockmeyer, and REZONING PETITION carried on the following vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman House moved that Council schedule a special Council SPECIAL MEETING FOR JUNE 8TH SCHEDULED meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 1977 at 7:00 A. M. The motion was seconded by Councilman Neblett, and carried on the following vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye John A. Johnston - aye William A. House - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye James M. Neblett - aye At 6:30 P. M. Councilman Neblett moved that Council adjourn. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried. ADJOURNMENT APPROVED: ;' /' Mayor Ratclif ATT ST : ~, /~ ~~Jv Clerk f Council