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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-66~~~1 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Councih, held on the 21st day of August, 1962, at La:00 P. M., in the Municipal + office. ' There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. • i Councilmen: Bi11y B. Flint, T,d. S. Cummings, G1 en K. Aust~I ~'' ~' ~~ F. L. Carrico, Claude B. Gallimore, Eugene L.jNuckols, T. J. McCarthy, .and John T~1. Nash 4 A ~ C ` ~ n.E N ! Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland -.~ 'v, ~I ~ Clerk : Gladys R . Dalton W W ~~ .. ~ ~ ! < Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore ~ ~ A •! ? Town Engineer: R. Lloyd Mathews ~ ~ , •~ ~ A Visitors: Ronnie Patterson, reporter for Southwest Times ~ ~ o Mrs. J. F. Spencer Z ~ ~ ~ Charles Haymore ~ ~ ~ Wm. V. Boadwine Q o Jesse Hopkins ~ ~, y z The invocation was given by "'ot~-n Manager Noland. ~ Minutes of the regular meeting of August 7th and special meet ing of August 13th, were approved. Mrs. Spencer explained that the saw dust fallout from the. two industrial plants had become worse in the past few weeks, and that the "explosions" from the open burning at Coleman Furniture t + 4 was much worse. Council discussed at length this situation and at AIR F OLLU TI ON the suggestion of Mayor Jackson that Council invite the plant officijals '?FF'ICI ~T~S TO BE to come and sit with Council and talk over their problems with CounC~il, I~?~~ITEI;~ ' TO ATTEND NEXT MEF;TING hoping to arrive at a solution of these problems, Councilman Aust moved that representatives from the two plants concerned be invited to attend Council's next regular meeting for a discussion between Council and :plant representatives. This motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore and carried on a unanimous vote. Mr, crank Kesling, owner of Kesling's Coal Yard, advised Council that he would like to have some of the business of hauling shone for the Town, stating further that onA of the Councilmen is pres hauling all of the stone fer the Town and he was not in favor of NtR. KE~~LING RECS. HP.ULING one man having all the business. Town Manager Noland advised that STONE BUSINESS ~ ~ , ~7SUA.L ' ROCEDUR the price of stone now being purchased by the Town was better than t~e :S OF ~F~ALED ! PIDS `I'(? quotation which the Manager had received from Mr. Kesling, and further, ?'REVA :CL that all of the Town's purchasing business is based on a competitive; basis. Councilman Flint felt that Mr. Kesling should be advised that; the Town would take sealed bids on hauling stone. Mr. Carrico sta he felt that Council was getting involved with one of the responsi- bilities of the Manager, and thanked Mr. Kesling for coming and maki_ °~~~~~ Council mins. contd. Aug. 21, 1962, ~i:oo P. M. his request. Mayor Jackson assured N!r. Kesling that it was certainly not the intention of Council to discriminate against anyone, especially Mr. Kesling. Mr. Boadwne and Mr. IIaymore, members and representa- tives of the Pulaski Volunteer Firemen, advised Council of the critical need of a radio system, sur.,h as i.s being used in. Christiansburg, for alerting and notifying, each volunteer fire- man of afire and its location. They thanked Council for the FINANCE COMM. TO REPORT TO fine fire fighting equipment of the Pulaski Fire Department, COUNCIL OIVT REQ. OF VOL.FIREMEN but stated it was necessary to have firemen available to operate FOR NEED OF RADIO SYSTEM" the equipment and since the majority of the volunteer firemen cannot hear the present alarm system, the Firemen felt the radz.o system was the answer to their problem. Councilman Cummings moved that the request be turned over to the Finance Committee for a report to Council, which motion was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. Jesse Hopkins asked Council for street improvements to High Street, the matter being discussed at length. Later in the meeting the Street Committee recommended to Council that the JESSEE HOPKINS Town fulfill its part of the agreement with Hopkins and F.oop, ADVISED TOWN TO GRADE that is, to grade and gravel High Street, with same to be AND GRAV~;L HIGH STREET hardsurfaced at a later date. Councilman Gallimore, moved that AND HARDSURFACE LATER since Hopkins and Roop had completed the installation of the sewer on High Street, the Town plan to immediately fulfill their part of the agreement of grading and graveling said street. This motion was seconded by Councilman Flint, and carried unanimously. At this point Councilman Aust moved that Council recess for fifteen minutes in order to have pictures made of Council and RECESSED FOR PICTURE MAKING officials of the town, which motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried unanimously. Upon reconvening, Town Manager Noland advised that Mr. A. M. Harman, Attorney for Jefferson Mills, had reouested per- TCIwTN TO GRANT mission for placing an underground steam and air line in First PERMISSION TO JEFFERSON MILL$ treet between Valley Street and Maple Street for their new FOR UNDERGROUND STEAM LINE TO NFW PLANT CONSTRUCTION 1 c_l~~J Council mins. contd. Aug. ?_1, 1962, ~ P• M. plant construction project, as well as the right to swing Company power lines overhead. The request was discussed and it was felt that granting of triis request would in no wa,y hinder the operations by the Town in the future. Whereupon, Councilman Nuckols moved that the Town Attorney, in conjunction with the ,Attorney for Kahn & Feldman (owners of Jefferson Mills), be authorized to prepare the necessary easement and resolution for adoption by the Council. This motion was seconded by Councilman N?cCarthy, and carried unani- mously. It was the recommendation of the Street Committee that a section in the middle of the island on Fifth Street, at Washington Avenue and Fifth Street, approximately ?0 feet long, be removed to 20 ~'T. IN 1+!IDDI:F OF ISLAND AT 5TH allow traffic to make a left turn into the Texaco Station, said & WASH. AST. TO BE REMOVED FOR station being situated on the north side of Fifth Street. Councilman9 TRAFFIC TURN i Nash put the recommendation of his committee in the form of a motion,+ which motion was seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried unanimously. Upon a matter of storm water flowing across the property o~ Charles Ayers on Newbern Road, t•he Street Committee recommended that apparently-the Ayers house had been built many years ago a.nd Grove Drive. only recently developted, and because of the specific lay of F NATURAL DRAIN the land at this point it was a natural drain for waters from the FOR WA'CER FROM GROVE DR. Grove Drive area. Mr. Nash further stated the Committee had no i & NO ACTION TAKEN? Ft~R LACK recommendation for the solution of this problem at this time due to OF TOG]N! .ESP. MATTER T~BLFD lack of Town responsibility. Councilman Flint moved the matter be tabled, which motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried. unanimously. Upon the motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Carrico, and carried on the following vote: ^.DOPT~. 1 OF ~ Billy B. Flint - aye F. L. Carrico - aye RFSOLT T ION FOR W. S. Cummings - aye John W. Nash - aye SALE Q~! STRIP T. J. McCarthy - aye Eugene L.Nuckols - aye OF LAN"[) TO PULASKI Glen K. Aust - aye Claude B.Gallimore - aye FiOSPIT.4L the following resolution was adopted: i ~s~~4 Council mini. contd. Aug. 21, 1962, L P. M. 1rTHFREAS, the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, owns the fee in a certain tract or parcel of land lying within said Town and being a part of the parcel upon which is located the Town's filtration plant which tract is adjacent to the property of Pulaski Hospital, InG; and, WHEREAS, the Pulaski Hospital has indicated a need for said parcel to be used in connection with the hospital facilities and has made an offer to said TBwn for the purchase thereof; and, WHEREAS, the Town has had an appraisal, by three RESOLUTION independent appraisers, of said parcel and upon the re- commendation of the Land, Buildings and Parks Committee of said Town that the parcel be sold to the Hospital; and, P[JLASKI ?rJIi~REA5, the Council upon due and careful considera- HOSPITAL tion, is of the. opinion that said tract of land is not presently and will not in the aforeseeable future be TO PURCHASE needed by said Town. and does by this resolution determine and declare that said parcel of land is not necessary or NAND needed by the Town for public use now or in the aforeseeable future. NG~rl, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, in regular session on this 21st day of August, 1962, that: a certain parcel of land adjacent to the Pulaski Hospital and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the eastern boundary line of Maury Avenue, which point of Beginning is the common corner with property of the said Town known as the Filter Plant Road; thence with the said eastern boundary line of Maury Avenue, North 18 deg. 33' West 39.1 feet to a point in the line of_ property now ~nred by Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated; thence with the common boundary line, thereof South 88 deg. 0' East 80 feet to a point; thence South 4 deg. 30' East 28.85 feet to a point i.n the Filter Plant Road; thence South 85 deg. 30' West 70 feet to the point of Beginning; be sold by said Town to the Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated for the sum of Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars (~l~25.00), cash, C -~ That the attorney for said Town prepare, the Mayor execute, and the Clerk duly attest a deed conveying the parcel herein- before described to the Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated, upon the payment of the sum of tour Hundred Twenty-five Dollars (~Lt25.00) to the Treasurer of said Town by the Pulaski Hospital, Incorporated. At a prior meeting of Council Town Attorney Moore had ORDINANCE TO been directed to draft an amendment to Section 19.6, having to do with AMEND & RE- water and sewer connections for Trailer Camps, as well as to establish ENACT SEC. 19.6 ART.II a section setting forth the necessary records to be kept by Trailer TRAILER CAMPS ~s~~~5 1 Council rains. contd. Aug. 21, 1962, 1~ P. M. Court owners for registering, occupants of the frailer Court. These ordinances were presented to Council by Mr. Moore, and on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Carrico, and carried unanimously, Section 19.6 of the Town Code was amended by the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT SECTION 19.6, ARTICLE II, TRAILER CAMPS, DIVISION 1., OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA IN REFERENCE TO REQUIREMENT FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AS FOLLOWS: ?~JATF;R ORDII~~ANCF TR" Ia :FR CAMP`' 1 SECTION 19-6. WATER SUPPLY; SEWAGE DISPOSAL. Any person establishing a trailer camp shall be required to provide for each trailer a separate connection with the town water supply and the town sanitary sewer and to see that each trailer is equipped with adequate water and toiled faci- lities. However, in any case where the person establishing a trailer camp is willing to assume the full cost of the water and sewer system for such camp and so indicates in writing, then' the Town Manager may require only one water meter and one sewer connection for the entire camp, or, i.f, in his opinion, more than one, then such number as he deems necessary under the circumstances. In the event that town water and town sani- tary sewer are not available, the trailer camp shall be provided with an app rove supply of water and with a method of sewage disposal that conforms to the requirements of the state board of health. There shall be an adequate supply of pure water fer drink. ing and domestic purposes, wuch water to be obtained from water ; faucets only, located conveniently on the premises. No dipping vessels shall be permitted. In the event that sanitary sewerage facilities are not available, persons so operating a trailer camp shall provide for each camp, conveniently located on the premises, separate water or outdoor toilet closets for each sex, one water closet for each ten males or a.fractional. part thereof, living or # sleeping in the trailer cars parked on or in the trailer camp. Such water closets shall be distinctly marked, "For Men" and "For Women", respectively. No waste water from sinks, showers or other plumbing fixtures in trailer shall be deposited on the surface of the ground, and all fixtures when in use must be connected with the sewer system or the drainage therefrom must be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the ToTan Manager. In the event that proper sewers are not available, there shall be provided in every camp, one sloe sink properly connected with either a sewer line of a septic tank, to be conveniently located to such trailer cars, kept and maintained in such condition as to meet the laws of the state. ~s~~s Council .mins. contd. Aug. 21, 1962, ~i P. M. On motion of Councilman Nuckols, seconded by Councilman Gallimore, and carried unanimously, the following ordinance was adopted: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI VIRGINIA BY ADDING SECTION 19-15 PROVIDING FOR AN OFFICE AND REGISTER FOR OCCUPANTS IN TRAILER PARKS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOir7N OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 19-15 OFFICE AND REGISTER OF OCCUPANTS A = (1) Every trailer or Mobile home camp or park shall have within the park or in close proximity thereto an office wherein the licensee or the person in charge of the camp may be located. A - (2) A copy of the camp license, a copy of this ORDINANCE REGULAT_ Ordinance, and a camp regiater shall at all times be kept in ING RECORDS TRAILER said office and posted to date. CAMP ~aNER MUST KEEP B - (1) It shall be the duty of each licensee to keep a tegister containing a record of all mobile home and trailer owners and occupants located within the park. The registrer shall contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each person occupying a mobile home or trailer. (b) The name and address of the owner of each mobile home artrailer and motor vehicle by which it is towned; (c) The make, model, ,year and license number of each mobile home or trailer and motor vehicle; (d) The state, territory or country issuing such licenses; (e) The date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home or trailer; ('f) Whether or not each mobile home or trailer is a dependent or independent mobile home. The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times b,y law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The register record for each occupant registered shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following the date of departure of the registrant from the park. Council mins. contd. Aup,.Zl, 1962, 1~ P. M. On motion of Councilman Nuckols, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried unanimously, the following ordinance was adopted AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODF. OF THE: TOWN OF PULASKI, PCRGINIA, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION, 20-13.1 PROVIDING FLAT CHARGE FOR WATER SERVICES FOR TRAILER CAMPS, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES IN LIEU OF THE STANDARD CHARGE AND ESTABLISHING SEWER CHARGES THEREFOR BE IT ()HdDAINED BY THE C C{JNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, AS FOLL(~~nTS: 20-13.1 FLAT CHARGES FOR WA`"ER SERVICES 1 1 In any Trailer or Mobile home park where there has been installed or~water meter for all the trailer or ORDINANCE AMEND- mobile homes in the camp or park there may be charged ING .ART. II OF in lieu of the regular rate,a minimum flat rate for CHATTER 20, BY water used of Two Dollars 02.00) for each such trailer ADD'=LAG NEW SEC. or mobile home located therein. (Payable by the owner or 20-:;_3.1 PROVIDING licensee as the case may be.) However, the regular rate FOR FLAT CHARGES for water, based upon the meter reading, shall be used FOR 'STATER SERVICES when the total amount of water charged at the regular rate, exceeds the total applicable minimum flat rate. (Minimum rate determined by the total number of trailers multiplied by $2.00). ~~ )~. The rate herein established for water shall in no way affect the sewer rates a'--plied to trailer or mobile homes. The regular effective sewer rate shall be applied to the total water charge, regardless of the rate used in determining the water charge. Councilman Gallimore moved that the organizational meeting; SCHEDULED of the new council be set for 9 o'clock, Saturday morning, September L, ORG.4NI 7A `f I ONAL MEETING 1962, which motion was seconded by Councilman Nu^kols and carried unanimously. Mayor Jackson advised that the lights at the New River LARVA, LIGT~'TS GO ON AUtr.15T Valley Airport had been approved, and would be turned on that night Mayor Jackson advised he regretted losing John Nash as a member of Council, and commended Mr. Nash for his faithful service to the Torn - .11 T~!R. NA~3~i this being the last meeting Mr. Nash would attend, having been defeated II'AVIN~s C~kTCITr~ by Mr. W. A. Larson in the June election. Mr. Tdash stated he felt } it an honor to serve on the Council and that he had enjoyed his four i years of service on said Council. i The meeting adjourned at 6:OC P. M. Approved: /~"~ ~/~ Attest / n ~ /~. er T`