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Minutes of the August 13, 1962 meeting of the Leesburg Town Council, Leesburg,
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A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, Leesburg , Virginia on August 13 , 1962.
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Mayor Frank Raflo called the meeting to order at 7: 30 P.M. Coun-
cilmen present were George J. Babson, Stanley F. Caulkins, George P .
Hammerly, Hunter M. Leach, Maurice R. Lowenbach and John W. Pumphrey. .
In athe absence of the Recorder, Robert C. Forbes was appointed
Recorder Pro-Tem.
Upon Motion of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman Lowenbach
the minutes of the July 23 , 1962 meeting were approved as read with the
general consent of the Council.
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Mayor Raflo gave his report oto the Council.
The report of the Town Manager was given.
A report of the Restoration and Redevelopment Committee was given
by Mr. Powell Harrison. Members of this committee present were C. D. Ritchie,
D . Devine, R. Johnson, M. Myers and Councilman Caulkins.
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach the following resolution was •
brought before the table.
WHEREAS the Town Council has adopted a budget for fiscal year
1963 for the purpose of fiscal planning , and
WHEREAS this budget includes a• capital outlay of $4360.00 as a
payment toward the purchase of a mechanical street sweeper and if this
sweeper were purchased on a rental-purchase- plan with 36 payments the
total cost would be $12 ,060.00 versus $10,000.00 net cash price,
THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg,
in Virginia, that the sum of $5640.00 be transferred from the unappro-
priated surplus of the Utility Fund to the capital outlay of the General
Fund making a total of $10,000.00 available for the purchase of a sweeper
from the Shaffer Equipment and Supply Company , and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sum of $5640.00 shall be repaid to
the Utility Fund in fiscal year 1964.
Upon Motion of Councilman Leach; seconded by Councilman Babson the
above written resolution was tabled and referred back to the Finance
Committee. Voting Yeas, Councilmen Babson, Caulkins ; Hammerly , Leach,
Lowenbach and Pumphrey.
Upon Motion of Councilman Hammerly; seconded by Councilman
Caulkins the following resolution was adopted . Voting Yeas , Councilmen
Caulkins , Hammerly, Leach , Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilman
Babson.
WHEREAS the Town of Leesburg is desirous of constructing , maintain-
ing and operating a municipal airport,
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THEREFORE , BE IT ORDEINED , by the Council for the Town of Leesburg ,
in Virginia, that the following ordinance be and the same is hereby adopted .
AIRPORT COMMISSION IlL
Sec. 1. Creation, composition, appointment , terms and
compensation of members.
There is hereby established a Leesburg Airport Commission to consist
of three members. At least one member shall be a member of the Town
Council and the remaining two members shall be citizens of the Town of
Leesburg who shall be appointed by the Town Council. One of the two
members , other than the Council member, shall be a registered pilot.
All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. The
three members shall serve for terms of three years , except that in the
original appointment one member shall be appointed for a term of one year,
one for a term of two years and the Council member for a term of three
years .
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Sec . 2. Officers.
As soon after their appointment as possible, the members .of •
the Airport Commission shall convene and elect a Chairman from their
group for a term of one year , arid they shall likewise elect a sec- "-r -
retary—treasurer for a term of one year , who many be any member of
the group.
Sec . 3. Vacancies. .
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. Vacancies occurring in the Airport Commission for any reason
shall 'be filled by appointment through action of .the Town Council. •
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IISec. 4. Powers and duties generally.
The Airport Commission shall have the-responsibility for the
construction, ,improvement , equipment, maintenance, care , management,
control and operation of the Town of Leesburg Airports and lands , stru-
ctures , equipment and facilities appurtenant thereto which shall
include without limiting the . generality of the foregoing authority:
the .authority to enter into leases , as lessor; forn any land or
facility embraced within such property but not extending over a •
term of more than two years , including renewals , unless first ap-
00 proved by the Town Council; to contract , on a basis deemed desirable
a, to the Commission, for mail , cargo and passenger service with the
t.,. United States government , any commercial airline and others ; to enter
into employment contracts, for any purpose embraced within this auth-
CC ority; to enter into contracts with concessionaires on any basis
'z' deemed desirable by the Commission, but not .extending over a period
of more than two years , unless first approved by the Town Council;
to contract for all necessary utility services ;' to establish and
enforce all rates and regulations pertaining' to the use of the Air-
port and its facilities ; to establish and. charge. fees or other charges
for the use of the airport , the landing field and accompanying facil-
ities' when not in conflict with the rules and regulations adopted by
the State corporation Commission, or which thereafter may be so
promulgated by said Commission. .
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Sec, 5. Budget: disbursements; minutes; financial records.
It shall be the duty of the Airport Commission annually, on or
before the thirty-first day of May of each year , to prepare and submit
to the Leesburg Town Manager , in writing , a proposed budget for the
operation of the Airport during the ens,'ing year. After approval of
such budget by the Town Council , no expenditures other than those set
forth in the budget shall be made by the Commission.
All disbursements by the commission shall be by check drawn by
its Secretary-treasurer and approved by its Chairman.
The Commission shall keep proper minutes of its meetings and
adequate financial records which shall be audited annually.
Sec: 6. Exemption of members from personal liability.
In serving on the Airport Commission and when acting within the
scope of the authority conferred by this article, no member of the Com-
mission shall be personally subject to liability upon any suit or
claim by any person contracting with the Commission, using the airport
or its facilities or damaged by the use of the airport or its facilities .
In the event of any such suit or claimagainst the Commission or •any
of its members , the Town Council shall be obligated to indemnify such
member of the Commission from any loss which he or it may sustain.
All members of the Commission shall be included in the - Public
Employees ,blanket bond of the Town of Leesburg.
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman .
Pumphrey; George Hammerly , Councilman for the Town of Leesburg was
appointed to the Airport Commission .for a term of three years.
Councilman Babson moved that the above resolution on the Airport
Commission be reconsidered and brought back at a later date. •
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Mayor Raflo ruled that Councilman Babson' s motion -was not in -order
since a member voting against a resolution cannot move that it be re-
considered.
The previous question of Councilman' s Hammerly' s appointment to
the Airport Commissionwas then voted upon. Voting Yeas , Councilmen-
• Caulkins, Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilman Babson. .
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by •Councilman • •
Pumphrey, Stanley F. Caulkins Councilman for the Town of Leesburg was
appointed to the Airport Commission for a term of two years. Voting,
Yeas , Councilmen Hammerly, Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilman
Babson.
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman
Pumphrey , Dr. Albert B. White was appointed to a "term of one year on
the Airport Commission. Yeas , Councilmen Caulkins , Hammerly , Leach,
Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilman Babson.
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman
Pumphrey the following resolution was approved . Voting, Yeas , Council-
men Babson, Caulkins , Hammerly , Leach, Lowenbach, and Pumphrey.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg , that
the Board of Supervisors for the County of Loudoun be and it is hereby
requested to instruct the Office of the Building Inspector for the
County -of Loudoun to enforce and administer the County of Loudoun
Building , Plumbing , Electrical and Gas Ordinances within the corporate
limits of the Town of Leesburg.
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman
Pumphrey-- the following resolution was approved . Voting, Yeas , Councilmen
Babson, Caulkins , Hammerly , Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey. •
WHEREAS the Division of Industrial Development and Planning for
the Commonwealth of Virginia has outlined a planning assistance program
by letter dated July 27, 1962 , and •
WHEREAS the Leesburg Planning Commission did on August 9 , 1962 ,
at a regular meeting adopt said program and submit it to the Town Coun-
cil for their approval,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council for the Town of Leesburg ,
in Virginia, that the proposed program is hereby approved .
Upon Motion of Councilman Lowenbach; seconded by Councilman
Pumphrey the meeting was recessed at 9:00 P.M.
The meeting reconvened at 9:05 P .M.
Upon Motion of Councilman Caulkins , seconded by Councilman Pumphrey
the following resolution was tabled . Voting yeas , Councilmen Babson,
Caulkins , Leach, Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Abstained , Councilman Hammerly.
WHEREAS representatives of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
have indicated an interest to procure lots number 2 , 3, 4 and 5 of the
Gibson Heights Subdivision as a 'site for a proposed health center to .
serve the public, and
WHEREAS this health center would be a great benefit to the citizens
of Leesburg,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , by the Council for the Town of Leesburg
that a special committee be named by the Mayor , to be known as the Health
Center Location Committee and that said Committee be charged with the
responsibility of preparing a sales contract for lots number 2 , 3 4 and
5 of the .Gibson Heights Subdivision for presentation to the Town Council
and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors , said lots to be offered for the
sum of $2300.00
Upon Motion of Councilman Hammerly; sedonded by Councilman Lowen-
bach the following letter was referred to the Armory Committee. Voting
Yeas , Councilmen Babson, Caulkins , Hammerly, Leach, Lowenbach and
Pumphrey.
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POND & WALLACE , REALTORS .
Loudoun National. Bank Building
1. E Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia
Phone 777-4800
BURKE W. POND
JOHN A. WALLA CE
August 13, 1962
Leesburg Town Council .
Leesburg , Virginia
Gentlemen:
On Thursday, August 9th, -in a- conversation between Mr. C.
H. Foster , president of the Foster Construction Company and
contract owner of the Mary Ann Farm, and Mr: Sy Phillips, a
00 member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors , Mr. Foster
C' said he would give appropriate authorities five acres of ground
fronting on Route 15 on the southeast corner adjacent to the c
0: Brock property for use as a National Guard Armory site, provided
X sewer and water were extended to the said five acres. In
return, he would be granted tap-on privileges to this sewer and
water line for the seven sample houses to be built by theFoster
Construction Company. Such lines should be large enough to ac-
comodate future uses. The Foster Construction Company will pay
the additional costs occasioned by the size of lines over those
needed for the Armory.
Sincerely yours ,
II /s/ John P. Wallace
John A. Wallace
POND AND WALLACE
cc: Foster Construction Company
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Upon Motion/of Councilman Babson; seconded by Councilman
Leach and there being no further business to come before the Council
at this time the' meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P .M. with the general
consent of the/Council.
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