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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1979_08_22 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, AUGUST 22 , _ 1979 . A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in 4 9 the Council Chambers , 10 West Loudoun Street, Leesburg, Virginia, on August 22 , 1979 at 7 : 30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by tbi Mayor, with Mr. Tolbert giving the invocation, and followed with gdlute to the Flag led by Mr. Hill. Present were : Mayor Kenneth B. Rollins, Councilmembers Glen P . Cole, Stanley D. Herrell, Jr. , G. Dewey Hill, Jr. , Marylou Hill , Walter F. Murray and John W. Tolbert, Jr. ; also Town Manager John Niccolls, Assistant Manager Jeffrey H. Minor, Director of Finance Donald O. Taylor and Town At- torney George M. Martin. The minutes of the regular meeting of August 8 , 1979 were ap- proved as submitted. MANAGER' S REPORT: Mr. Niccolls called attention to the written Activity Report distributed tonight, with particular attention to several items . Bids will be opened Monday on the Normandy Village storm drainage project - they are expected to be in the $50 , 000 range . Repairs to the Royal Street reservoir are going very well - they have poured the concrete ring on top of the old reservoir this week - next week CD they will begin forming up and arranging for the new joists and the CO new roof. This facility should be back to pumping the normal 250 ,000 N to 300 , 000 gallons into the system by October 1 . Both Evergreen Mill wells are operating normally - 350, 000 and 470 , 000 gpm - we have re- ceived the final written report from the Health Department. Q Q One of our employees is going to Chicago to be trained on the new sewer jet vector machine at the factory and to drive it back, at the expense of the company. He is expected to be back with it on Friday so next week we will be demonstrating this machine. Paving of Old Waterford Road began today and should be finished this week. With the exception of a short piece on Fort Evans Road, this will close out the street resurfacing program for this year. COUNCILMEMBER INQUIRIES AND COMMENTS : Mrs. Hill has received a request for a street light at the end of East North Street. Residents of this area report vandalism to their cars and trash left at the end of the street, as well as the noise. She said spacing of lights on this street would put one at this location. Mr. Herrell asked what the contingency is in connection with the approval of the Parcel M, Virginia Village site plan? Mrs. Hill explained that the Town Attorney was to check the bonding and make sure it is all right. Mr. Herrell also asked what the 282 lot sub- division is? Mrs. Hill said this is the Carr property and was just an information item. Mr. Tolbert asked Councilmembers to try to attend the demonstra- tion of the town ' s fire/crash truck at the Airport this weekend. MAYOR' S REPORT: Mayor Rollins distributed copies of a letter from Mechanical Constructors , Inc. received this afternoon. This concerns the re- vised bid submitted by this firm on the Potomac River Water Plant and intake structure. He suggested that Council schedule a special meeting to act on these bids since it is anticipated that discussion will be somewhat lengthy. There followed lengthy discussion con- cerning this matter, with particular attention to just how large" a plant should be built. It was the consensus of Council that there be a committee meeting of the whole on Monday night to discuss this matter thoroughly, with the engineers , town staff and perhaps Mr. Wales of Municipal Advisors. It was felt that the Finance Director should have available the tax rates necessary to finance different amounts. Mr. Niccolls said they have been working on this and it will be available. It is proposed to then have a special meeting of the Council on Tuesday night at 7 : 30 to consider a decision on this matter. MINUTES OF AUGUST 22 , 1979 MEETING. 50 It was the consensus of Council that a meeting with Mr. Don Wagner of the Highway Department concerning the Route 7 West urban project be rescheduled. 79-0-15 - ORDINANCE - AMENDING SECTION 10-149 OF THE TOWN CODE. On motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Cole, the following ordinance was proposed: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, as follows : SECTION I . Section 10-149 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec. 10-149 . Stopping on Highways Generally. (a) No vehicle shall be stopped in such a manner as to impede or render dangerous the use of the highway by others, except in the case of an emergency as the result of an accident or mechanical breakdown, in which case a report shall be made to the nearest police officer as soon as practicable and the vehicle shall be removed from the roadway to the shoulder as soon as passible and re- moved from the shoulder without unnecessary delay . If such vehicle is not promptly removed, such removal may be ordered by a police officer at the expense of the owner, if the disabled vehicle creates a traffic hazard. (b) No person shall leave any vehicle, attended or unattended, upon the paved, improved or main traveled por- tion of any highway , outside of a business or residence district, when it is practicable to leave such vehicle standing off the paved, improved or main traveled portion of such highway. (c) Except upon one-way streets and when actually load- ing or unloading merchandise, no vehicle shall be stopped except close to and parallel with the right-hand curb. In no instance shall such vehicle be parked with the near wheels farther than six inches from -the curb. (d) No person shall park or store any vehicle, whether operative or inoperative, or attended or unattended, upon any highway for a continuous period of more than 120 hours . (e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle owned or controlled by the state department of highways or the municipality, while actually engaged in the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of highways. SECTION II . This ordinance shall be in full force and ef- fect from and after its passage. Mrs . Hill explained that Paragraph (d) is the only new item - this is to prevent long-term storage of vehicles on the street. Mayor Rollins asked what the penalties are? Mr. Niccolls said the general penalty applies - this is a parking violation. This would be $5 . 00 if compromised within the time before the next Court date. Mrs . Hill asked if they would continue to ticket such a car or tow it? Mr. Niccolls said the Chief notifies the owner and, if the car has not been moved within the specified time, it is towed. We do not normally pile up tickets on a car. The ordinance was unanimously adopted: Aye : Councilmembers Cole , Herrell , D. Hill, M. Hill , Murray, Tolbert and Mayor Rollins . Nay: None . MINUTES OF AUGUST 22 , 1979 MEETING. Ci 79-118 - RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE J 1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT UNDER TITLE I OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY ] DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 . On motion of Mr. Herrell , seconded by Mr. Tolbert, the follow- - ing resolution was proposed : RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, . as follows : The manager is authorized and directed to execute HUD Form 7082 (8-78) evidencing acceptance by the Town of Leesburg of U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development funds in the amount of $81, 100 under qitle I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 under Grant No. B-79-DS- 51-0010 for construction of the Fairview Subdivision Storm Drainage Project. Mr. Niccolls said this is the final application - the next document from them will be the formal acknowledgment of acceptance of the Grant and authorization to proceed with spending the money. Bids CO will be opened 3 to 4 weeks from today - it has not been adver- QO tised yet. The plans are in the office. Mr. Minor said there are CO some changes in the contract documents and it will be about a month. w Mr. Hill inquired as to what will happen if the bids come in high? Q Mr. Niccolls said it is expected that it will come in higher than the grant . HUD can go no further - if the amount over the grant Q is minimal it will be no problem but, if it is quite a bit, then a decision will have to be made . Mr. Minor said HUD will not grant money in two different program years. It was suggested that the cost be escalated at the time of submission of the application. Mr. Hill asked if HUD would accept doing only fifty percent of the project? Mr. Minor said they are interested in spending the full amount of the grant and spending it as quickly as possible. The resolution was unanimously adopted: Aye : Councilmembers Cole, Herrell, D. Hill, M. Hill, Murray, Tolbert and Mayor Rollins. Nay : None . 79-119 - RESOLUTION - MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 , 1980 . On motion of Mr. Hill , seconded by Mrs . Hill , the following resolution was proposed: RESOLVED by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, as follows : An appropriation is made from the Utility Fund to Account No. 20400 . 804-B, Royal Street Facility Improvements in the amount of $7 , 000 . 00 for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1980 . said Mr. Niccolls/there should be water pumping from this facility by October. He thought Mr. Chaves gave us a 12-week estimate on this work. The resolution was unanimously adopted: Aye : Councilmembers Cole , Herrell , D. Hill, M. Hill, Murray, Tolbert and Mayor Rollins. ' Nay : None. On motion of Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Cole, the meeting was adjourned at 8 : 52 P .M. Mayor Clerk of C/uncil