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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-17-61~~12 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held on the 17th day of January, 1960, at 1t: 00 P.Mm in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: F. L. Carrico, Billy B. Flint, Glen K.Aust, Claude B. Gallimore, T. J. McCarthy W. S. Cummings, John W. Nash, Eugene L. Nuckols Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Bill Akers, reporter for Southwest Times Melvin E. Lgng, reporter The Roanoke Times Police Chief Bouldin Geo. A. Hillsffian Robert P. Beamer Frank Johnson The invocation was given by Councilman Gallimore. Minutes of the regular .meeting of January 3rd were approved. Town Manager Noland read a letter addressed to Council TCWN ATTY. RELATES PROCEDURE FOR AMENDING TCJhiN CHARTERS from Town Attorney Garnett Moore relative to the procedure for amending charters for municipalities, as it applies to all sessions after 1960, the pertinent portion of this letter is a s follos: "Therefore, I desire to call to your attention the fact that if you wish to amend your charter in 1962 at the regular session of the General Assembly, or of course at a prior special session if such matters are heard, that you, as a council, must comply with Sections 15-65.1, 15-65.2, or 15-65.3. The latter two mentioned sections require either an election or a public hearing to determine whether or not the residents of a particular town desire certain charter changes: Mr. Noland stated that in reply to his .letter to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, he had been advised by BUREAU OF CENSUS this Department that even though their advance report of a final WILL MAKE FINAL REPORT ON 1960 population count for Pulaski is 10,~t69, they are checking POPULATION COUNT FOR TOWN UPON their enumeration records for Pulaski to be sure that the proper CHECKING BOUNDARIES USED boundaries were observed. Town Manager Noland gave a comparative report for the year REPORT ON 1957 thru 1960 on building permits issued for the construction of new BUILDING residences, which report showed a considerable increase in the PERMITS ISSUED FROM 1957 building of new homes since the annexation of January 1, 1958. THRU 1960 1 1 L Mr. Noland brought to Council a booklet published by the Department } { Council minx. contd. Jan. 17, 1961, lt:00 P. M. ~~ of Conservation and Economic Development, compiled in the office PICTURE ~QF GATEWOOD RES. of the Division of Water Resources, which booklet carried a picture CARRIED IN BOOKLET PUBL, of the Gatewood Reservoir, together with an article in which it BY DEPT. OF CONSERVATION & was stated, "-----eighteen of thirty-two cities, thirteen towns, ECONOMIC DEVELOP- MENT five military installation, two sanitary districts, one water authority, and five other public systems include impoundments to insure adequate supplies" in the State of Virginia. A recommendation from the Pulaski Merchants Council that parking fines be reduced from $1.00 to 25¢, provided the fine is PULASKI MERCHANTS RECOMMEND PARKING Paid within one hour from the time of issuance of the ticket, was pres~nt- METER VIOLATION FINES BE REDUCED ed to Council by Frank Johnson, President of the Merchants Council. FROM $1.00 to 25¢, DISCUSSION FOLLOWS This matter was discussed fully later on in the meeting. LATER IN MEETING Councilman Aust reported that Ned Bane and J. B. Brillheart had been contacted by the Recreation Committee, as requested by Council, NED BANE RF-A:PPOINTto see if they would be willing to serve again on the Recreation ED TO REC. COMM. COUNCIL ACCEPTS Commission as their term had expired January 5, 1961, and that Mr. RESIGNATION OF J. B. BRILLHEART Bane had agreed to serve again, but that Mr. Brillheart had de- clined a re-appointment by letter, which letter was read to Council by Town Manager Noland. Council expressed its regret that Mr. Brillheart declined the re-appointment, and on motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried unanimously, it was, RESOLVED, that the resignation of J. B. Brillheart, Jr., as Chairman of the Recreation Commission be accepted, and further that Council express its thanks to Mr. Brillheart for the services rendered by him. Councilman Nuckols made a motion that the Recreation Committee recommend to Council at its next regular meeting some- one to take Mr. Brillheart's place. This motion was seconded by Councilman Flint, and carried unanimously. Councilman Aust advised Council that it was the recommends- ( tion of the Fire Committee, after a study of the parking situation 3314 Council mins. contd. Jan. 17, 1961, ~ P. M. on town-owned lot next to the Fire Department, that the first row of parking spaces next to the sidewalk on Jefferson Avenue be allotted to the Curb Market; that two rows be marked off in RECOMD. OF FIRE the middle section which would provide for approximately fifteen GOMM'ITTEE ON PARKING AT LOT parking spaces, this section to be reserved, and so marked by NEXT TO FIRE DEPT. ALSO PLANS FOR signs, for Volunteer Firemen, and the space next to the fence FIRE TRAINING SCHOOL AREA ~J DRAPERS on the back of the lot to be for public parking. On motion of MTN. Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Nuckols, and carried unanimously, it was, RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Fire Committee be accepted. Councilman Aust also advised that the Fire Committee had met with Town Manager Noland and Fire Chief Ray at the Armory site and discussed the possibility of developing the area near the Armory for a proposed State Fire Training School. It was felt that the most logical step would be to build a 1~0~ tower to be used by the firemen in practicing safety and fire fighting with the big ladder truck. Town Manager Noland advised that poles could be purchased from the Appalachian Power Company supplier, and there would be available lumber from a building which the Town would soon tear down and firemen and volunteer firemen would help to build this tower in their spare time. On motion of Councilman Flint, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried on the following recorded vote, $500. APPROP. FROM GEN.FUND Bi11y B. Flint - aye John W. Nash - aye FOR !~0 FT. TOWER W. S. Cummings - aye F. L. Carrico - aye TO BE USED IN FIRE T. J. McCarthy - aye Eugene L. Nuckols - aye TRAINING SCHOOL Glen K. Aust - aye Claude B. Gallimore -aye it was, RESOLVED that the sum of $500.00 be appropriated from the General Fund to purchase poles for the tower, and begin the project. Council also accepted the reoommendation of Councilman Fred Carrico that the matter be turned over to the Planning Commission for suggestion of a Master Plan for the whole mountain area, including space for the fire training school facilities and a recreational area to include a swimming pool, tennis courts and race track. Councilman Cummings asked that the matter of using a MATTER OF WIDENING FIRST ST. & USING PARK portion of First Street Park ~nx' parking and street widening be FOR PARKING PLACED ON AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION; N & W TO BE CONTACTED 1 1 1 u Council rains. contd. 1 Jan. 17, 1961, 11:00 P. M. t~~iJ placed on the agenda to be discussed in connection with the parking meter matter which was the next item for discussion by Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman McCarthy, and carried on a unanimous vote, and the matter was placed on the agenda. Town Manager Noland opened the discussion on the town's parking meter set up by stating that the use of parking meters was not a method used by the Town primarily to get revenue, but to try to keep traffic moving and to provide space for customers to park and not employes, and in order to make the plan work some rules would have to be observed and enforced. Record of a survey made of the surrounding towns by Mr. Noland was given to those present. Members of the Merchants Council asked that the fine PARKING METER VIOLATION FINES of $1.00 be reduced to 25¢, feeling that the $1.00 fine was DISCUSSED; MATTER TURNED OVER TO hurting the merchants. A lengthy discussion followed, and on POLICE CHIEF TO ME EP WITH motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman Nuckols, MERCHANTS COUNCIL and carried unanimously, it was, RESOLVED, that the matter be 1 RECOMMENTHAT NAME OF TE- WOOD RESj.~ NOT BE CHAN TO GATEWOOD LAKE turned over to the Police Committee and Chief of Police to meet with the Merchants Council for a further study of the situation, Councilman Cummings stated he was interested in seeing a portion of First Street Park used for parking, and widening of the street for tw-way traffic. There followed a pro and con discussion in which Councilman Carrico ob3ected strenuously to converting First Street Park to a parking lot without first having a public hearing. Councilman Flint made the motion, which was seconded by Councilman Nash, and carried unanimously, that a committee be appointed to contact the Norfolk and Western Railway, owners of the property, to see if they would permit development of a parking lot in First Street Park as well as to the widening of First Street for two-way traffic. It was moved, seconded and carried unanimously that no change be made in the name of Gatewood Reservoir. Council agreed to call a special session Monday, February 6th, at 1:00 P. M. for a 3oint meeting with the U. S. Forest Service, to dis- SPECIAL MEETING cuss the recreational potential of GAtewood Reservoir area. WITH U.S.FOREST SERVICE GALLED ~~16 Council rains. contd. Jan. 17, 1961, 4:00 P. M. On motion of Councilman Nash, seconded by Councilman Flint, and carried unanimously, it was, RESOLVED that the TOPOGRAPHIC MAP Town Manager proceed with securing a topographic map of the OF LOVING FIELD INDUSTRIAL SITE Loving Field industrial site, at a cost of $665.00, the map TO BE SECURED FOR PRICE OF to be on a scale of 1" 100' and to have a 2' contour $665.00 , interval. Town Attorney Moore advised that the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia had rendered its decision in the case of the Town of Ashland v. Board of Supervisors for Hanover County in favor of the Town of Ashland. For the benefit of the new REPORT OF T04dJ members of Council, he stated this was a case in which the Town ATTORNEY ON INCISION OF VA. of Pulaski had 3oined with many other towns within the state, SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS RE: the Town of Pulaski having contributed the sum of $300.00 TC~JN OF ASHLAND V.BD. OF SUPER- towards the expense of such an appeal, in which a dispute had VISORS FOR HANOVER COUNTY arisen over the construction of Section 46.1-65 and 66 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which authorized any town within a county to impose a license tax on motor vehicles of the town's residents who would receive a credit therefor in the payment of any motor veh icle license tax imposed by the county. That the opinion of the Supreme Court of Appeals concludes as foll ows: "Our conclusion is that the General Assembly has the power and authority to classify a town within a county as a separate territorial taxing district to impose license taxes on motor vehicles owned by the town's residents while the county has such a tax and the revenue is used for general county purposes, and that the town council of Ashland had the authority to enact an ordinance imposing such license taxes." Councilman Carrico requested that the matter of "fishing FISHING AT HOGAN'S DAM TO BE PLACED at Hogan's Dam" be placed:: on the agenda for the next regular ON AC~NDA FOR NEXT MEETING meeting. The meeting adjourned at 5:45 P. M. Att: er