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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-07-71`~ ~ ,.Ay F ~ ~. 4 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held December 7,..1971 in the Council .Chambers in the Municipal Building, at 4:00 P. M. There were present: Vice-Mayor S. G.Frye, presiding in the. absence of Mayor Edens. Councilmen: A. L. Graham, Mason A. Vaughan, Glen K. Aust, J.H. White, William A. House Absents J. L. Congrove, Raymond F. Ratcliff Also presents Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Asst. Bldg. Inspector: Rex Willis Chief of Police: E. K. Burroughs Visitors: Esther Williams, Southwest Times reporter. The invocation was given by Councilman White. Minutes of the regular meeting of November 23rd were approved as corrected. As there were no visitors to be heard, Council went into PARKING BY WOMEN 'TOWN EMPLOYES AT NEW MUN. BLDG . ON TRIAL BASIS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - pol.changed FALLING ON SAT . TO BE OBSERVED ON FRIDAY the business of the Council and Vice-Mayor Frye called for Committee reports starting with Councilman Vaughan. Councilman Vaughan stated he had no reports to make. Mr. Vaughan advised Council that he had observed quite a few parking spaces around the building not being used by the public and suggest- ed that the women employes in the Municipal Building be allowed to par1~ at the Municipal Building during the cold winter months, and if it developed that the public is being deprived of parking then steps be taken to correct this. Councilman House stated it appeared to be approximately nine or ten spaces on the back which might be used on a first come first serve basis and if this deprived the public of a place to part, then Council would have'`ta~"-dc something about it. Councilman Vaughan moved that on a trial basis only the women employes be provided parking space at the Municipal Building. The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried. Councilman Vaughan asked about the Christmas Ho.~.iday and the fact that Christmas Day falls on Saturday,of_ this year. Town Manager Marshall stated that two years ago Council agreed that if a holiday fell on Friday, take Friday; if it fell. on Saturday, no holiday would be taken, and if it fell on Sunday, take the following day, Monday, off. December 7, 197 5175 He furthex stated the Town employes would have a half-day off on Friday bef ore Christmas Day. After a discussion of the matter, Councilman House moved that holidays falling on Saturdays be celebrated on Friday, and that the policy be revised to reflect this. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan, and carried. Councilman House reported that several matters had been referred to the Street Committee, but the Committee had not gotten to all of them. He reported that the Committee had considered the request of Eden Distributing Company for an encroachment on Dora Highway; that the Company proposed to build on the west side a thirty foot addition, which would encroach upon the right of way a maximum of 6.1 ft. at the west corner, and that the present southwest corner is approximately ST. COMM. 2 feet from the street, which street has a 60 ft. right of way. The RECOMMEND GRANTING Committee felt this 6 ft. is far removed from the present traffic flow ENCROACHMENT BY EDENS DISTand it was doubtful if the traffic would ever be such as to cause any C0 . difficulty. It was the recommendation of the Street Committee that this encroachment be allowed and the ~ cessary legal proceedings be followed in the granting of an encroachment to Edens Distributing Company. The motion was seconded by Councilman White, and carried. Councilman House reported that other matters before the Committee would be considered at a Street Committee meeting to be held on the 8th day of December, Town Manager Marshall reported that at the last meeting of Council TRANSFER OF action was taken authorizing the transfer of the Booth American Company TV FRANCHISE assets of the cable system known as Pulaski TV Cable Co., Inc., to COMPLETE Continental CATV of Virginia, Incorporated, and that by letter of December 1, 1971, the Clerk had been advised that this transfer had been consumated on November 30, 1971. He further reported that the Certificate of Insurance attached to this letter would be checked by the Town Attorney to see that the Town is fully protected. Town Manager Marshall reported that December 8th would be the first pick=up~of paper for recycling. He stated this paper would be stored in a' town owned building until such time as it is picked up, and it was DEC. 8TH felt this would be a tremendous help. in preserving the Town's landfill. FIRST PICK UP OF PAPER FOR RECYCLING 5176 December 7, 1971 Town Manager Marshall reported that approval had been received from the State Department of Health and the State Water Control Board for final plans and specifications for a ELEM. SCHOOL sewer line and force main to serve the new Elementary School and & WURNO IND. SEWER industry located in the Wurno Section of the County. The Plans LINE APPROVED and specifications having been prepared by the Town Engineer- BY STATE ing Department. Town Manager Marshall reported that a request had been received from Mr. John T. Hanna, Director of Highway Saf ety Division of the Commonwealth of Virginia, soliciting the help of all SOLICITING Virginia citizens in urging the General Assembly in its 1972 HELP IN MATTER OF session to take action to lower the presumptive level for drunk DRUNK DRIVING driving and permit the use of the breath test. Council will con- AND BREATH TEST sider this request later upon receipt of additional indormation. Town Manager Marshall reported that he had been advised by a Highway official that the Allison lane Prt9ject would be scheduled for a public hearing sometime in February - in fact TWO HIGHWAY there would be two meetings, one to be held the night before HEARING ON ALLISON LN. the public. hearing in order that information would be received which PROJ. SCHEDULED would cut down on the number of people attending the public hearing; FOR FEB. that approximately two months after the public hearing they antici- pate Commission approval and then right of way acquisition can be started in April of 1972. He stated limited access was discussed again but the traffic count is not high enough for this to be a limited access road. There followed a discussion relative to how much the Tows HOW MUCH IS TOWN OBLIG.has obligated itself in the Allison Lane Project, and the Town ON ALLISON LN. PROJ. Manager was asked to report on this at the next meeting of Council. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:40 P. M. ATTEST: " G'~/ Clerk of Council APPROVED: ~~~~ V ce- Mayor G. Frye 1 it 1