May 8, 2007
Mayor Keith W. Clarke called the regular meeting of the Lawrenceville
Town Council to order at 7:30 pm on May 8, 2007 with the following present:
Mayor Keith W. Clarke;
Council Members: Joyce D. Bland, H. B. Brockwell,
Jr., Harry S. Holman, Robert F. Pecht, III, and
Esther B. Sanderson; Town Attorney, W. C. Outten,
Jr.; Town Manager, C. J. Dean; Chief of Police, Douglas R. Pond; Code
Enforcement Officer, Scott Kelly; Fire Chief, Joel Dodson; Town Clerk, Alice B.
Talbert; citizens and the press.
Absent: Council
members: Wilbur Hardy and Grady Martin
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by
Mr. Pecht and seconded by Mr. Brockwell
to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, suspend the reading and file.
This motion was carried by all ayes.
PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FY07/08
As this time had been
advertised for a Public Hearing on the proposed budget for FY07/08, Mayor
Clarke declared the Hearing open. As no one asked to speak on the proposed
budget, a motion was made by Mr. Brockwell and
seconded by Mrs. Sanderson to close the Public Hearing. This carried by all ayes.
ARTISAN CENTER
PRESENTATION
Mayor Clarke welcomed
Sandra Tanner of Virginia Tourism Corporation. Ms. Tanner gave a presentation
on tourism. She stated that Brunswick has 7 of the 10 drivers needed to get
people to visit the County. Brunswick has lakes, history, Main Street, Bed
& Breakfasts, trails, Brunswick Stew and antiques.
Ms. Tanner stated that the proposed plan for an Artisan Center and Trailhead at
the old primary school would be central in bring tourism to Brunswick. She gave
a list of potential funding sources and explained the steps needed in applying
for funds. She stated that she looked forward to working with Council on this
project and also with the Rails to Trails Project. She said that she was very
proud of the work that has been done and that Mr. Dean had been there all the
way. Mayor Clarke thanked Ms. Tanner for coming.
RESOLUTION FOR THE
ASSIGNMENT OF CABLE FRANCHISE
Mr. Outten stated that copies of a Resolution for The Assignment of the Cable Franchise were given to Council.
Mr. Outten stated this was a standard resolution to
transfer from one cable company to another. A motion
was made by Mr. Brockwell to approve the Resolution
as presented. This was seconded by Mr. Pecht and the
motion carried with the following voting aye: Bland, Brockwell,
Holman, Pecht and Sanderson.
Mr. Outten stated that there would be a need for Closed Session
for two legal matters.
TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
Mr. Dean reported that
the Saint Pauls sewer replacement project is on time and on budget.
Mr. Dean stated that
copies of the Goodrich/Davenport Rehabilitation Project Program Income Plan was
in the packets and would need to be approved before the project is complete.
This plan will be a 0% interest loan repayment over a 10-year period. If a
property that was involved in rehabilitation is sold within this time the
amount used will be paid back and this income received after the project is
closed out will be used for improvements in the project area. Following a
discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Brockwell and
seconded by Mrs. Sanderson to approve the Goodrich Davenport Rehabilitation
Project #02-21 Program Income Plan as presented. This carried by all ayes.
RESOLUTION TO APPLY
FOR TOBACCO INDEMNIFICATION FUNDS
Mr. Dean stated that
Southside Planning District had asked for a Resolution from the Town to apply
for Tobacco Indemnification funds. Mr. Dean asked that the funds be used for
the storm water run off problem at Saint Pauls.
Saint Pauls College has asked to work with the Town on this project. A
motion was made by Mr. Brockwell and seconded by Mr.
Holman to adopt the Resolution to apply for a Tobacco Indemnification and
Community Revitalization Economic Development Grant to be used for storm water run off at Saint Pauls College as presented. This
motion carried by all ayes.
Information on the
East Coast Greenway and the Tobacco Heritage Trail was included in the packets
for Council information.
Copies of the Federal
Register for April concerning Norfolk Southern Railways abandonment of the
line in Brunswick County was in the packets. Mr. Dean reported that Roanoke
Rail to Trails is trying to purchase the property.
AUTHORIZATION TO
ADVERTISE
Copies of a new Sewer
Use Ordinance were given to Council. Mr. Dean reported that our sewer ordinance
would need to be updated due to a request from the EPA since the work at Saint
Pauls College was funded by EPA funds. A motion was made by Mr. Brockwell and seconded by Mrs. Sanderson to authorize the
advertisement for a Public Hearing for the June meeting for the proposed Sewer
Ordinance. This carried by all ayes.
Mr. Dean stated that
it was time to apply for the next phase of the Downtown Revitalization Grant.
There would be no out of pocket expenses at this time. The Rotary Club has
agreed to pay to have the brick cross walk installed. A motion was made by Mr. Brockwell to authorize Mr. Dean to continue with the grant
application. This was seconded by Mrs. Bland and carried by all ayes.
TENTATIVE ADOPTION OF
BUDGET
Mr. Pecht made a motion to tentatively adopt the budget for
FY07/08 as presented. This was seconded by Mrs. Sanderson and carried by the
following aye vote: Bland, Brockwell, Holman, Pecht and Sanderson.
There was no fire
report for the May meeting.
The police report was
in the packets.
Mr. Brockwell stated that the presentation on possible use of
the old primary school was excellent.
CODE ENFORCEMENT
REPORT
Scott Kelly stated
that he had been out of town the last 4
8 weeks and there had not been a lot of activity in way of code
enforcement. He stated that some owners of property on High Street had started
working to restore homes and he was very proud of the citizens.
JAZZ FESTIVAL APPROVAL
Mr. Pecht reported that the County had approved the request to
hold a Jazz Festival at the airport September 1-3 2007. He stated that the
Airport Commission had not met as yet on this matter. After a discussion, Mr. Pecht made a motion to approve the Jazz Festival subject to
the same conditions applied to other activities held at the airport, (insurance
and clean up). This was seconded by Mr. Brockwell and
carried by all ayes.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE,
BEST IN PRINT 2006
At this time, Mayor
Clarke announced he had a presentation to make to Mr. Dean. Last year Mr. Dean
and Mary Lucy with the Chamber had worked on a pocket map to give out at Bike
Virginia. Mr. Dean had designed the map and the Chamber paid to have them
printed. Mayor Clarke presented Mr. Dean with an Award of Excellence, Best in
Print 2006.
Mr. Dean stated that
on May 30-31, 2006, a conference is being held in Roanoke on Downtown
Revitalization and economic development. Mr. Dean asked Council members to
attend if possible. Council was asked to call the town office if interested in
attending.
A motion was made by
Mr. Pecht and seconded by Mrs. Sanderson to pay the
bills presented in the amount of $45,679.39 and charge to the proper accounts.
Voting aye: Bland, Brockwell, Holman, Pecht and Sanderson.
Chief Pond reported
there had only been one minor accident at Brunswick Square since the boundary
line adjustment. This ended a string of 117 days without an accident.
CLOSED SESSION
Mr. Pecht made a motion to enter into a closed meeting pursuant
to the provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended
for the purpose of discussing 2 legal matters. This was seconded by Mr. Brockwell and carried with the following roll call vote:
aye, Bland, Brockwell, Holman, Pecht
and Sanderson. nay, none. Absent: Hardy and Martin
CONVENE IN OPEN
SESSION
A motion was made by
Mr. Pecht that the closed meeting be adjourned and
the Lawrenceville Town Council convenes again in open session. This was
seconded by Mrs. Sanderson and carried by all ayes.
CERTIFICATION
Mr. Pecht made the following certification motion: BE IT
RESOLVED, to the best of my knowledge (i) only public
business matters exempted from open meeting requirement, under Section 2.2-3711
of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and (ii) only such public business
matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was
convened were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting. This was
seconded by Mr. Brockwell and carried by the
following roll call vote. Aye: Bland, Brockwell,
Holman, Pecht and Sanderson. Nay: 0; absent: Hardy
and Martin
A motion to adjourn
was made by Mr. Pecht, seconded by Mr. Brockwell and carried by all ayes.
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