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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1968_04_24 1115 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, APRIL 24 , 1968. A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Coun- cil Chambers , 12 W. Loudoun Street , Leesburg , Virginia , on April 24 , 1968 at 7: 30 P.M. The meeting was called to order with a moment of silent prayer by Mayor Pro-Tem Robert A . Orr in the temporary absence of the Mayor . Those present were : Mayor Kenneth B. Rollins , Councilmen C . Maloy Fishback, G. Dewey Hill , Frederick R . Howard , Walter F. Murray , Robert A . Orr and John W. Pumphrey; also Town Manager James W. Ritter, Jr . and George M. Martin . The Minutes of the regular meeting of April 10, 1968 were approved as. written . Mr . Archibald Aiken , a citizen living at the corner of Church and Cornwall Streets , addressed Council regarding an annoying disturbance created in the neighborhood by a truck that is very noisily started each morning between the hours of 4 A .M . and 7 A .M. He said .he had tried a personal approach to the individual , with the result that this individual has seemingly made more noise than ever in starting his truck. He said he had examined the Town Code and the Zoning Ordinance and could find nothing to cover this type of thing and he appealed to Council to en- act some legislation which would regulate noise in residential areas . N This matter was discussed by Council and it was decided to refer this Cj matter to the Laws and Administration Committee , and that the Town (v Manager would write a letter to this particular individual regarding this complaint . V V Town Manager James W. Ritter reported that Mr. Scully has done nothing toward removing the rubble on the Howard property in Prospect Hills and his two weeks is up. He said the Town will pjroceed immedi- ately to clean -this up and Mr . Scully will be billed for this service . If he fails to pay the bill , then it will be levied as a lien against the property . Mr . Woodrow Fisher and Mr . Peter Lueders were present with regard to thisssituation and thanked Council for its action . Mr. Ritter also reported that he had talked with representatives of the Federal Government in Charlottesville and it looks like we should 11/ have no trouble in awarding the project . He said they had one or two items to discuss with Johnson and Williams , which they have already done . Charlottesville says we should receive notice the first of next week and , if we do not , we can call them on Tuesday. He called attention to the fact that the last item under the ap- propriations on the Agenda should be $1 ,250 , rather than $1 ,200. • Regarding the reinvestment of the $513 ,000, he said he went over this with Mr . Gheen and Mr . Gheen made several phone calls to see how we could get the best interest rate and he found this to be by invest- ing in Certificates of Deposit . This has been worked out date-wise and money-wise to meet the contractor ' s schedule of payments on the sewer plant project . The Budget will be presented on May 8th , the Council will consider it and the tax levy on May 22nd and it will be published on' May 30th . Then there will be a Public Hearing and adoption of the Budget and tax ' levy on June 12th and appropriations will be set on June 26th. Councilman Hill stated that apparently there were several matters which have been discussed at various Council meetings , some of them be- fore he became a member of Council , and on which no action has been taken . He said he believed a note should be made of matters discussed at Council meetings on which no action is taken in order that these matters may be kept before the proper committee for future action . One of these matters , which apparently has been dragging on for quite a while , is the situation regarding ownership of the Children ' s Center Sewer Line . Another is the problem of sight distance at the corner of Ayr and Loudoun Streets , where he understands approval has been given by the owner to put up a wire fence in place of the paling fence . Another is. the widening of the intersection on Woodberry Road at. Ed- wards Ferry Road . Councilman.. Fishback said he believed the Town Manager could keep a list of such items in a "Pending" file. Councilman Pum- phrey said he recalled the situation at the Woodberry Road intersection , that an easement has been secured on one side from Mrs . Edna Mentzer but , on the other side , Mr . Patton wanted cement blocksput on his side and the Town could not locate such blocks . Mr . •Ritter reported that , with regard to the Ayr and Loudoun Street intersection , - the kind of . fence the owner wished to put up would not help the situation at all . 1196 • MINUTES OF APRIL 24 , 1968 MEETING. Councilman Howard said he had received several complaints about children on bicycles without lights after dark. Mr. Ritter said about 25 -juveniles, have ,been warned and that he understands this has decreased . Councilman Orr said he wished to congratulate the Town work crews t on Clean-Up Week. Mr. Ritter said the Town crews hauled 27 large loads to the dump. • On motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Howard , the following resolution was placed on the floor: BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that the following appropriations be made: t 329 .80 - Johnson. and Williams - Printing at Blocher Reprographics. J967 Bond Issue Account . 420.00 - Johnson and Williams - Review of plans of water system to serve Wright-Crickenberger property . Partial invoice . Utility Fund- Capital Outlay-Engineering. 885.00 - Johnson and Williams - Review of report by Burns & McDonnell - Final Invoice . 1967 Bond Issue Account. • 1 ,477.77 - William B. Dew. Professional Services for period March 9 through April 8. General Fund- Capital Outlay-Town Office Building. .200;.00 ,71Supplement.al Appropriation - Electricity and Fuel Oil . 63.00 - George Martin - Costs in connection with Pot"; ters Field -case - General Fund-Capital Outlay. 2 ,000.00 - Supplemental Appropriation . Utility Fund- 1 ,250.00 - Appropriation for Police Department Riot Equipment . Mr. Fishback reported that he had talked to Mr . Dew and he said some of the engineering on the plumbing , heating and lights has not been com- pleted due to. the fact that some of these people are in the D .C. area and have been struck by the riots , etc . Mr. Ritter reported that Mr . Dew has been paid $4 ,688 .00 to date , this in answer to Councilman Hill ' s question . Mr. Fishback said this .is in line with the contract . Discussion followed regarding the riot equipment to be purchased for the Police Department . Councilman Murray suggested that the Sheriff ' s Department and other Police Departments in the County be notified that we will have such equipment on hand , in fact , that all Departments know what items the other Departments have and all can be available when needed . Councilman Fishback said he would like to have a resume of the bills that have been paid to Johnson and Williams on the sewer program. This - matter. was. discussed„and Councilman Howard asked if Mr . Craigie ' s study would go into what we are paying for services . Mr . Ritter said it would not . 111The resolution above was then unanimously adopted . On motion of Councilman Fishback, seconded by Councilman Pumphrey, the following resolution was placed on the floor : WHEREAS , the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation has sub- mitted a request for permission to connect their proposed Sani- tary Sewer System into the Town of Leesburg ' s sewer system on Morven Park Road , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that permission be granted to the Foundation on the following basis : 197 MINUTES OF APRIL 24 , 1968 MEETING. • (a ) That all construction and maintenance of equipment , lines , manholes , and all things needed to bring the sewer system of the Foundation to the point of connection with the Town main shall be at the expense of the Foundation , - (b) That all -sever lines that lead into -this' system -shall be built in -accordance with Town of Leesburg Standards and shall be subject to their inspection , (c) That the method of metering the sewage shall meet with the approval of the Town , (d) That the charge to the Foundation for metered sewage shall be at the same rate that is charged other users under similar conditions . -Councilman Fishback explained that. the Foundation ' s engineer advised that they hook onto the Town ' s system. He said that , over a, period of years , they will be pumping about 17 ,000 gallons of sctge per day. They plan to hook everything at Morven Park into one pumping station and they will own and maintain it . The Committee feels that this is feasible Cq and recommends its adoption . The resolution was then unanimously adopted . Cit • On motion of Councilman Orr , seconded by Councilman Murray , the 1..) * following resolution was unanimously adopted: -U WHEREAS , the Town of Leesburg has $500,000 invested in Cer- tificates of Deposit with First and Merchants National Bank that will mature on April 24, 1968 , in the amount of $513 ,017. 52 , and WIEREAS , it is the intent of the Council to reinvest this money for such periods of time that will meet payments to contractors on the sewer construction program , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg , that $513,017. 52 be reinvested in Certifi- cates of Deposit on the following interest basis: $170 ,000 to mature July 30 , 1968 , 5. 50%. $220,000 to mature August 31 , 1968 , 5.625%. $123,071 . 52 to mature -September 30 , 1968 , 5. 625%. Mayor Rollins said that the Amendments to the Town Charter were ap- proved by the Legislature , with the exception of the maximum compensa- tion for Councilmen , which was set at $1 , 500 per year. He said the Mayor can receive an additional $900.00. Town Manager Ritter reported that he understood that Mr . Sam Engle , attorney for the Children ' s Center , was to file the papers today peti- tioning the Court to determine the validity of the Agreements with Rice and George on the Children ' s Center Sewer line . Town -Attorney Martin said that the changes in the Charter should be adopted by the Council and Mayor Rollins asked Councilman Howard to ob- tain a copy of these changes made by the Legislature . There being no further business , the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M. Mayor • Clerk of he Counci