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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-68~~~9~) Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held March 19, 19b8, at 4:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: Glen K. Aust, C. B. Gallimore, W. S. Cummings Rudolph Farmer, H. H. Eggert, Raymond F. Ratcliff, S. G. Frye, T. J. McCarthy Also present: Town Manager: Evan Norton Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jane Graham, Southwest Times reporter Paul Dellinger, Roanoke Times reporter Philip Sadler, Atty. for Paul W. Radcliff Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hager Mrs. Douglas Aust The invocation was given by Councilman Ratcliff. Minutes of the regular meeting of March 5th were approved as corrected. Council opened its meeting by holding a public hearing on the application of Paul W. Radcliff to place a house trailer at the corner of Dora Highway and Pierce Avenue. As had been previously reported by Town Manager Norton, investigation disclosed the trailer RADCLIFF to be a 1958 model 8' x 10' two-bedrooms, valued at $1500.00, to be APP. FOR TRAILER connected to the town water and sewer systems, and to be used for OPPOSED rental purposes. Mayor Jackson asked if there was anyone present who wished to make a comment regarding this application, at which time Mr. Charles Hager stated it was his feeling that trailers should be placed in a trailer park; that he lived at 242 Dora Highway, next to the lot on which Mr. Radcliff had asked permission to place this trailer, and that he felt s.t would decrease the value of his and surrounding property if permission is granted Mr. Radcliff to place this trailer on this lot. Mr. and Mrs. Hager explained that no objection was made to the placing of the first trailer there by N?r. Radcliff because it was a hardship case, but they felt that the condition of this particular trailer would not be desirable at this location, as well as the fact it was to be rentedm felt they would not be able to get a good class of renters to occupy it. Mrs. Aust, who lives at 230 Dora Highway also complained of the class of neighbors they are getting in that area because of rental property, %~~~1 Council rains. contd. ~/19/b8 and asked that it be investigated by the Police Department. Town Manager Norton advised that a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Schmidt, ?~!t Pierce Avenue, had been received opposing the applica- tion of Mr. Radcliff. Mr. Sadler stated he had appeared for Mr. Radcliff, who works at the Post Office and did not get off work until l~:30, and TRAILF,R APP. that in view of the fact that Mr. Radcliff did not contemplate any BY RADCLIFF CONT'D objection to this application, asked Council to c ontinue the matter until its next regular meeting to give Mr. Radcliff an opportunity to see these people and appear before Council. On motion of Councilman Radcliff, seconded by Councilman Eggert, and carried, the matter was continued until the next regular meeting of Council. Town Manager Norton presented to Council the trailer appli- cation of Ethel Webb to place a house trailer at 824 Jackson Avenue, ETHEL WEBB to be placed on the rear of the lot as there is already a house on TRAILER APP. MADE the front of this lot, which belongs to Nannie Simms. Councilman Aust moved that the usual procedure of holding a public hearing on trailer applications be followed, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried. Town Attorney Moore reported that he had discussed four-laving ST. HGHWY. of Route 99 with several State Highway officials while in Richmond OFF. CONTACTED BY ATTY. MOORE who indicated they would let him hear from them soon. He stated he ON RT. 99 4 LA. would be in Richmond soon and would again contact these officials relative to this matter. Town Attorney Moore advised that the Parking Authority Bill had not reached the Governor for his signature before the adjournment of the General Assembly, but that perhaps this had been done as of this PARKING A, date. He stated it would be July 1st before the Town could establish BILL TO BE ESTABLISY;ED an Authority. Mayor Jackson asked that all be thinking about sub- JULY 1st mitting names of persons to be appointed to the Authority. Mr. Moore explained that two minor changes were made in the original Bi11, as submitted to Council, before presenting same to the General Assembly. ~~5~ti Council Mins. Contd. 3/19/68 On motion of Councilman Ratcliff, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried, i t was, RESOLVED, that the following ordinance be adopted, to amend and re-enact Section 20-'7 of the Code, pro~riding for change in water service connection fees: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT SECTION 20-7 OF THE CODE OF THE TO~TN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, FOR 1954, PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION FOR WATER SERVICES, CONNECTION FEES, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, ORDINANCE FOR VIRGINIA, as follows: WATER CONN. FEES Section 20-7. Connections generally; connection fees. The provisions of s section s al. apply to wa er connections and water connection fees: (a) For service laterals where meters of the following sizes are installed, connection fees, payable in advance, shall be as follows: Size: Inside Town Outside Town 5/8 or 5/8 x 3/~G $ 100.00 $ 200.00 3/!~ 135.00 200.00 1 165.00 200.00 1-1/!~ 200.00 210.00 1-1/2 250.00 300.00 2 325.00 390.00 (b) For service connections wherei n three-quarters inch or larger meters would be necessary due to anticipated consumption, the Town shall have the right to prescribe the proper size meter and to assess a co nnection fee accordingly. (c) I n the event it should be necessary to make a connection to a standard domestic service for connection to the town water system without the installation of a water meter, the connection fee for such installations as would ordinarily require afive-eights inch by three-quarters inch meter shall be $100.00. (d) For all connections larger than two inches, whether the connections are made inside or outside the corporate limits, the cost of installation shall be borne by the person requesting the service, together with an additional ten per cent (10%) of said cost to be added thereto. (e) A connection fee shall not be charged in cases where laterals of the property line have been installed or a connection fee paid prior to adoption of this section. (f) The collection of connection fees and the provisions d' this section shall apply to all connections to the town public water system, both in and out of the corporate limits. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. 't..filt~ Council mins. contd. 3/19/68 Mr. Moore advised that in clearing the title to the AGREEMENT EXEC. Bunts Building an agreement had been executed by those persons ON CLEAHNG TITLE TO BUNTS BLDG, under the Wi11 of J. Frank Wysor, for any interest which they might have in the strip la0' x 106', located in front of the Bunts Building, which clears the title to the Town, and which agreement would be placed on record in the Pulaski County Clerk's Office. Town Manager Norton was directed to write Mr. Harold THANKS FOf-t Baumes of the Virginia Municipal League and thank him for the splendid LEGIS. BULLETINS service rendered by the League in supplying members of Council with copies of Legislative Bulletins during the General Assembly. Town Manager Norton advised that V. P. I. had requested permission to place their equipment on town-owned property for the purpose of research on ground shock .and vibrations. Mr. Norton V.P.I. RESEARCH stated they preferred the Hogan's Reservoir Caretaker's house, with GRANTED FERM. TO PLACE EQ. part of the equipment to be placed in the basement and part outside. ON TOWN OWNED PROPERTY He stated the unit was self-contained, and it was understood this station would be one of four or more in the State of Virginia. Council- man Aust moved that permission be granted to V. P. I. to place their equipment at any place on town property that would be suitable. The motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried. Town Manager Norton advised that representatives of the State Health Department had been in Pulaski that day and picked up HOSP. UNIT the Civil Defence Emergency Hospital Unit which has been stored on PICKED UF' BY ST. HEALTH DEP. town property, and for which the town has been responsible for many NEW UNIT TO BE LOCATED IN years. He further stated a new unit would soon be located in Pulaski, STATE ST. PROP. and it had been suggested to them that this unit be stored in the State Street town property, known as the Lucado property, and that they had looked at this location and it would be known later if this location meets their approval. Town Manager Norton reported that th e State Highway BIDS ON RT. 99 Department had advised the Town that bids on the Route 99 Project & RAND. AT 11th TO BE OPENED (Randolph Ave. from Eleventh Street to the Corporate Limits) and 3/2? Route 11-Pico Terrace Project, would be opened on March 27th, with ~^~~s~ Council mins. contd. 3/19/68 construction to begin around May, 1968. He further reported that the utility work to be done by the town forces on Randolph Avenue and Pico Terrace had been organized with the Highway Department. Mayor Jackson named Mrs. Charles R. Settle of MRS. SETTLE Pleasant Hill Drive, Pulaski, to fill the vacancy on the APP. TO PLANN. COMM. Town Planning Commission created when Mrs. Norman Coker moved away from Pulaski. On motion of Councilman Frye, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried, it was agreed that a discussion of plans for the new municipal building be placed on the agenda for APPLICATION immediate discussion. After a full discussion of plans for the FOR MUNICIPAL BLDG. TO BE new municipal building as well as for applying for federal funds COMPLETED to be used in the plans for the building, Councilman Farmer moved that application for planning of the new municipal building, under Plan B, be completed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried. Mayor Jackson presented the press with copies of a study report prepared by Town Manager Norton on city status, and stated that the information contained therein was factual; the COPIES OF CITY STUDY information contained therein having been secured from cities in PRESENTED PRESS Virginia which have made the transition to city status; that it represented only a study by the Council and that no official action had been taken on it. There were comments from members of Council upon the fact that the report was well prepared. Councilman Farmer moved that the matter of sidewalk, CURB & GUTTER curb and gutter on Northwood Drive at Northwood School be placed STUDY TO BE MADE ON NORTH- on the agenda for immediate discussion. The motion was seconded WOOD DRIVE by Councilman Frye, and carried. Mr. Farmer explained that he felt it would only take approximately two or three hundred feet of sidewalk, curb and gutter at the pick-up area for Northwood school children, and asked that it be referred to the Street Committee for study, and so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman R atcliff, and carried. X95 Council mins. contd. 3/19/68 The meeting adjourned at 5:00 P. M. Approved: 1 i -- Mayor Attest: 7 ~ 1 er of ouncil