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.
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Frank Raflo, Mayor
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Minutes of the •SpeciaL Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council,
December -6j 1962.
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A Special Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in
the Council Chambers, Leesburg , Virginia on. December 6, 1962.
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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.
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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
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,M1ayor
Upon Motion 6f Councilman Hammerly; seconded by Councilman
Caulkins the following resolution was approved by a unaminous roll
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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
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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.
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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.
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