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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1962_12_06SPEC WAIVER OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 6, 1962 We, the undersigned , being members of the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, do severally waive all statutory and Charter requirements as to notice of time , place and purpose of a Special Meeting of the Town Council and consent that the meeting shall be held in the Council Chambers of the Town Council at 5 :15 P.M. , E.S.T. , Thursday, December 6 , 1962, for the purpose of consideration of airport site acquisition and such other business as may come before the said Council. seat ri Frank Raflo, Mayor 0.11Ir for tanlej 5 - Hunter M. Leach Geo ge ' Hammerly S' ' . Lo7e , Jr. (/ 4 Lynn ood L. Lay n W. umph ey Minutes of the •SpeciaL Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council, December -6j 1962. • A Special Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers, Leesburg , Virginia on. December 6, 1962. • Mayor Frank Raflo called the meeting to order at 5:30 P .M. Councilmen present were Stanley F. Caulkins , George P. Hammerly, -- Lynwood Lay, Maurice R. Lowenbach and John W. Pumphrey. The Waiver of Prior Notice for this meetingwas read and �+ signed by all members and is attached to these minutes. • Upon Motion of Councilman Hammerly; seconded by Councilman - ' Caulkins the following resolution was unaminously approved by a roll call vote. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg that the following letter of intent shall be signed on behalf of the Town of Leesburg by the Mayor and delivered to the parties to whom the same is addressed : Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Godfrey Mr. Leo De Orsey Waterford , Virginia Dear Mr. and Mrs. Godrrey and Mr. De Orseyr You have requested that the Council for the Town of Leesburg adopt a resolution indicating the Town' s intent with respect to the use of the funds to be realized from the sale of the Town of Leesburg Airport land in the Town of Leesburg. The Council for the Town under- stands that the resolution stating its intention as aforesaid is re- quired in order to -secure a proper transfer and release of the interest that the Arthur Godfrey Foundation, a corporation, may have in the said airport property under the terms of he deed conveying the said land to the Town of Leesburg? recorded in Deed Book 13 N, Page 307, in the . Clerk' s Office of the Ciranit Court for Loudoun County, Virginia. Accordingly, the Council herewith agrees that in and for an unqualified transfer and release of the interest of the Arthur God- frey Foundation in said property, the Town of Leesburg will: (1) use all reasonable efforts to acquire and construct an airport in Loudoun County Virginia, using the money realized from the sale of the present airport site. (2) That the funds received from the sale of the present air- port property will be deposited in a separate account and will be ut- ilized only for the purpose of acquiring and constructing a new municipal airport. (3) That the records maintained by the Tbwn. regarding the funds received from th sale of the present airport site and. expenditures thereof will be available for inspection by any one of you or your agents at a convenient and reasonable time. (4) That suitable hanger space will be provided without cost at the new municipal airport acquired by the Town of Leesburg which . will permit A. L . Watkins to house and maintain the Travel Aire air- plance currently owned by Arthur Godrey, or a similar airplane, for a period of eight (8) years from date hereof. ( 5) That such portion of the funds actually received from the sale of the present airport site which have not been expended or ob- ligated to be expended for the acquisition, construction and/or re- lated expenses involved in acquiring of such new municipal airport and disposing of the present airport site and which are on hand three (3) years from the date of delivery of the deed &conveying the present airport land shall be paid over and delivered to the Arthur M. Godfrey Foundation. TOWN OF LEESBURG By ,M1ayor Upon Motion 6f Councilman Hammerly; seconded by Councilman Caulkins the following resolution was approved by a unaminous roll t--- call vote. WHEREAS', an Airport Commission was created by the Council . -for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia., at a regular meeting on August 13, 1962 , and "WHEREAS, provisions in this . Ordinance provide for the disbursement of funds by said Airport Commission, • THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council, for the Town II of Leesburg, in Virginia, that a special funding account, to be ]mown as the Airport Account , is hereby established for the accounting and disbursement of funds pertaining to airport activities . . Upon Motion of Councilman Hammerly; seconded by. Councilman . Caulkins the following resolution was unaminously_ approved by voice vote. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that both the Secretary-Treasurer. and .Chairman . of the 00 Leesburg Airport Commission be bonded with a Public •Officials Bond to -the Town of Leesburg in the amount of+no,o.ce_ dollars and that the premium for -said bond' shall be Paid for by the Town of Leesburg. CG Upon Motion. of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman • • Pumphrey and there being no: further business to come before thks Special Meeting of the Council -the meeting was adjourned- with the general•-consent of -the Council at 6:00 P .M. r Recorder • • . .