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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1968_04_10 191 MINUTES OF APRIL 10, 1968 MEETING. • land in Brandon from John Ours, became null and void when Mr. Erkeletian de- faulted in payment on this property and it reverted to Mr. Ours. He said he had talked with Mr. Ours and with Mr. James Hunter, attorney for the prospective buyer of this property, today and they asked Mr. Hunter to contact the prospective buyer and discuss this with him prior to the proposed settlement date of April 29th and see if he would be agreeable for Carleton Penn to draw up a release so-that this easement would be made available. We won't know about this until Mr. Hunter has contacted the prospective buyer. However , in talking with the • Water Control Board today, Mr. Davis said we do not have to wait on this to send in Form B so long as the Town Attorney writes a letter saying that we can • get all- easements, even if by condemnation. (4) Next week will be Spring Clean-up Week and notice of this has been placed in the paper for the last two weeks and will be announced on the radio. (5) He explained that Item 1 on the Agenda should be reworded to award these bids "subject to final approval of the State Water Control Board." (6) Re Item No. 4 on the Agenda, Town Attorney Martin sees .no objection to the Town signing this agreement with Humble Oil Company and, actually, Humble C slipped up on this at the time it was signed originally. • C N (7) Regarding Item 2 on the Addition to the Agenda, Mr. Chesser, Real Es- tate Agent for the Post Office Department, called yesterday regarding the side- O walk which he told him the Post Office Department had to build in front of the V Post Office. The site plan sent last week showed no way of getting to the en- trance and he wrote him and sent a cross-section of where the sidewalk should be built. The Department was upset over this and said they could not do anything on the Town 's side of the right-of-way line, that they were letting the contract behind the right-of-way line. Mr. Ritter said he explained the requirements for curb, gutter and sidewalk and Mr. Chesser asked that he call him back about this tomorrow morning. Mr. Ritter said the sidewalk would cost about $550.00 and the three entrances about $700.00. Also, we have to move a fire hydrant, which will cost about $125.00 for material alone. (8) On April 21st , there -is to be a rock 'n roll band at the High School Athletic Field , this group being sponsored by a Teen-age Group from Purcellville. They expect anywhere from 2,000 to 6,000 people between the hours of 7:30 and 10:30. Mr. Ritter said he is very much concerned about this, especially since the racial disturbances in the nearby D. C. area and since a great number of these teen-agers are expected to come from the Metropolitan Area. He said the only control we have is over traffic and we are prepared to hire extra police to take care of this and the sponsoring group says they will pay for this ser- vice. (9) He said he has a letter from Mr. Dew, who feels that some test borings should be made at the four corners of the proposed new Town Office Building so that they can complete the plans. He said he and Mr. Fishback do not believe these borings are necessary and he thinks the Council should make some decision on this in order that Mr. Dew's letter may be answered. . (10) Mr. Douglass of the Hospital Board was here one day last week and said the Board had discussed the road and the drainage situation involved, and the Board does not feel that they can participate in any cost on a study of this situation. However, they are still interested in a road leading off of Market Street and would like for the Town to investigate to see if we can get the neces- sary right-of-way. Councilman Hill said he was also concerned about the April 21st performance , of the Union Gap Band and wondered if we had any provisions for auxiliary police such as the Sheriff 's Dept. , etc. to help in case of an emergency. He asked Of- i ficer Elder if we have any such provisions. Mr. Elder said. he understands we have three men for whom we are securing uniforms, and a total of 6 that we can call on. Mr. Forbes commented that he understood the Teen-age Club was having difficulty in selling the necessary 600 tickets to cover the fee for the Band. Mr. Ritter said that the Sheriff 's Department and State Police would be avail- able if needed. • Councilman Orr asked if we had heard anything from Mr. Scully with regard - to removing the rubble in Prospect Hills. Mr. Ritter said his two weeks' notice would be up on Monday. 192 MINUTES OF APRIL 10, 1968 MEETING. On motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Murray, the follow- ing resolution was adopted by a vote of 6 to 1, with Mayor Rollins casting the dissenting vote : BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the test borings recommended by the engineer for the Town Office Building be eliminated, unless the engineer has some justifiable reason for this test in this area. After further discussion on this matter, on motion of Councilman Orr, seconded by Councilman Fishback, Council voted unanimously to reconsider this. A second vote on the above resolution unanimously defeated it. On motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Orr, the follow- ing resolution was unanimously adopted : -BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, that the engi- neer's request for test borings for the Town Office Building be elimi- nated. On motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the fol- lowing resolution was placed on the floor for discussion: /eWHEREAS, bids were opened on March 13 for Sewage Facilities and tabu- lations of bids were made by Johnson and Williams, and WHEREAS, the proposals have been reviewed for adequate bid security and mathematical correctness, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that bids be awarded to the lowest bidders on the three sewer projects as follows : Contract S-III - Town Branch Interceptor English Construction Company - 3141 ,857.00 for asbestos cement pipe. 111 Contract S-II '- Tuscarora Creek Interceptor Limbach Company - 5367,307.75 for concrete pipe. Contract S-I - Water Pollution Control Facility English Construction Company - $1 ,363,720.00, minus $14,000.00. The $14,000 represents two .deductible alternates in the amount of $7,000 each, being Items 34 and 35 of the bid proposal, and which eliminates the proposed 2-inch bituminous concrete pavement surface from roadways and also deletes all curb and gutter from the project. Councilman Fishback explained that the $14,000 proposed to hard-surface the road into the plant and for curb and gutter could be used to far better advantage on streets within the Town limits. On motion of Mayor Rollins, seconded by Councilman Orr, Council voted unani- mously to amend the third paragraph of the resolution to read as follows : NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that bids be awarded, subject to final approval of the State • Water Control Board, to the lowest bidders on the three sewer projects as follows: Councilman Hill reported that he and Councilman Fishback went with Mr. Hallett GTof the Sanitation Authority to see some of the asbestos pipe being used in Sterl- ing Park. He said Mr. Hallett explained that they get very little infiltration with this pipe and they are very well pleased with it. Also, Mr. Hill said it was noted that they have an inspector who watches the installation very closely: Mr. Ritter commented that it is hard to find a really good inspector. Discus- sion followed regarding an inspector for the construction of the plant , etc. here in Leesburg and Mr. Ritter said they were looking for.a good man now. 4 The motion, as amended, was then unanimously adopted. 193 MINUTES OF APRIL 10 , 1968 . On motion of Mayor Rollins , seconded by Councilman Pumphrey . : and there being no objection to considering this tonight , the_ following resolution was unanimously adopted : WHEREAS . the Town of Leesburg owns a parcel of land on Route 625 approximately 9 miles from the present corporate limits and near Watson , and WHEREAS , two ( 2) dilapidated buildings exist on said property next to the public highway aforementioned , and WHEREAS , the said buildings present a nuisance and public eye- sore and contribute to an untidy scene and atmosphere for the general public and local residents , it is , therefore , RESOLVED by the Town of Leesburg , that the Town Manager be , and he hereby is . authorized and directed to have the Town . Labor Force demolish the aforementioned buildings and trans- port the debris to the public dump on the adjacent property . On motion of Mayor Rollins , seconded by Councilman Fishback , and there being no objection to considering this tonight , the following reso- lution was unanimously adopted : C:1 () BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg . V that an Urban Project be considered on Rt . 7 , between the Loudoun Street intersection and the East Corporate Limits on Rt . 7 , in lieu of a previously considered project on Rt . 7 between Church Street and Morven Park Road . On motion of Councilman Pumphrey , seconded by Councilman Murray , and after discussion , the following proposed resolution was defeated by a roll call vote of 3 for and 3 against , with one abstention : WHEREAS , an agreement having been entered into between Chan- tilly Aviation , Inc . and Humble Oil & Refining Company , entitled "Equipment Lease . " said lease covering the installation of cer- tain equipment belonging to Humble Oil and for use by Chantilly Aviation , and WHEREAS , both Humble Oil and Chantilly Aviation have signed said agreement as lessor and lessee respectively , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that the Mayor be authorized to sign said agree- ment on behalf of the Town of Leesburg as owner of the Airport property. On motion of Councilman Orr . seconded by Councilman Howard , the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted : WHEREAS , the need for better control on the making of sewer ser- vice connections to the sewer system of the Town of Leesburg has been recognized , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the the Town of Leesburg , that a fixed standard be established for the making of these connections . and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED . that the attached drawing entitled 111 "Typical House Connection" be made a part of the Town of Lees- burg Standards . On motion of Councilman Murray . seconded by Councilman Howard , and after explanation by Mr . Forbes that this is merely in accordance with the recent revision to the Zoning Ordinance , the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS . a plat of Resubdivision of Mayfair Subdivision was submitted to the Leesburg Planning Commission at a regular meet- ing held on April 4 , 1968 for consideration and recommendation to the Town Council under the provisions of Section V of the Lees- burg Subdivision Ordinance , and 1.94 i MINUTES OF APRIL 10 , 1968 MEETING . WHEREAS , the said Planning Commission did consider said plat and recommended the approval thereof to the Town Council , and WHEREAS , the Council for the Town of Leesburg . Virginia , has determined that the requirements of Section V of the Leesburg Subdivision Ordinance have been met , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg , Virginia . that the plat of Resubdivision of Mayfair Subdivision dated March 1968 be and the same is hereby approved for recordation . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Clerk of the Council be and I she is hereby authorized and directed to affix her signature to the said plat as evidence of said approval . On motion of Councilman Pumphrey , seconded by Councilman Fishback, and after discussion . the following motion was adopted by a vote of 6 for and 1 against , that being Councilman Hill : That the requirements for sidewalk and entrances in front of the new Post Office Building not be waived and that it be required " of the Post Office Department that these be installed . Discussion followed regarding- the rock ''n roll concert to be held . on April 21st at the Loddoun County High School Athletic Field and it . , was felt that all precautions should be taken and Mr . Ritter said he would check with the Fairfax National Guard to see if they could be available on 'short notice , if needed . It was the general consensus of the Council that the Teen-age Group sponsoring the concert should pay for the extra police power needed and that the group itself would have to handle the parking , the Police would merely keep traffic moving . There being no further business . the meeting adjourned at 9 :30 P.M. �. , I /� Mayor Zat.-,_e-Chi.... 4 J /1-0-.-,2, Clerk of he Council 1 I4 L - e • I • • . 1,11.1 .i.r:74 ..---s a [401 X\ • . LA i ‘,. . 4# 11111 i , ra I1 la Dg ���QQQIII � a q i el ..J A4 / . n • MS cl • . S VI. ‘ _ - . !) . . 1 •" . . • . •h - i a . til V . • . // 1 - 1 ,L_____________:_. -