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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-02-17Charlottesville Elementary School West Side Elementary School NcIntire Elementary School On motion, the meeting adjourned. Total $ 16,330.58 252.00 8_374.90 $306,419~2 Chairman / / A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office Building of said County on the 17th day of February, 1960. Present: -Messrs. John We Williams, Edgar N. Garnett, H~ Ashby Harris, George C. Palmer II, M. Y. Sutherland, Jr. and' Robert Thraves. Absent: None. Officers Present: County Executive The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer led by Mr. M. M. Pence. Minutes of the meeting of January 20, 1960 were read and approved. Mr. George T. Huff appezred regarding Free Union bridge over Mooreman's Ri~ver~ Mr. H. W. Runkle, Resident Highway Engineer, Sd. vised Mr. Huff that this bridge had been placed in'the Federal Aid Program but that work would not be begun on same until about 1962. Mr. Huff also appsarBd regarding road over the C&ORailroad at the~ Woolen Mills and this matter was referred to Viewers. Mr. LeghWalker and Mr. Curtis Thacker appeared on behalf of the Monticello Memorial FoundRtio requesting that road to Monticello he,straightened. Mr. Thacker advised that during the past year 1158 buses visted Monticello and there were 240,000 paid visigors. He also stated that the majority of the necessary right of way could be given by the Monticello Memorial Foundation. After considerationof this request~othe following resolution was offered by Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Palmer,~and unanimousl adopted:- BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Department of Highways be and is hereby requested to give consideration in its budget for the allocation of sufficient funds to improve and straighten Route 53 from Route 20 to the entrance of Monticello and thence, if funds are available, to the foot of Monticello Mountain along the road leading to Ash Lawn. Communications were received from the State Department of Highways advising that the following additions to the Secondary System had been approved effective January l, 1960:~ (1) Forest Hills Subdivision (Rock CreekRoad) From. S.C.L. of Charlottesville to Intersection Laurel Circle - length 0.03 mile. (2)Forest Hills Subdivision (Laurel Circle) from Intersection Rock Creek Road to Dead End - length 0.10 mile. (3~ Greenbrier Subdivision - ~Banbury Street) from Intersection Route 1403 (Tarleton Drive) 0.05 mile S.W. Intersection Rt. 631 to Intersection Route 1403 (Tarleton Drive) 0.25 Mil S.N. Intersection Rt. 631 - length 0.35 mile. On motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Thraves, and unanimously carried? the following persons were appointed to service as Viewers for 1960, any three of whom may serve: Mr. John Rogan Mr. Jack Page Mr. Steven McCauley Mr. Campbell Holt Mr. Guy Via Plat on redivision of lots 73A, 73B and 74A in I~ury Hills Subdivision as prepared by Mr. Amos Sweet was presented and on motion of ~r. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Garnett, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. Plat of sale of land by ~r. William Mayo to Cardinal MOtel on Route 29 North as prepared by Mr. Amos Sweet was presented and. on motion of Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Palmer, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. Plat on revision of Block 4 Section 2 of Greenbrier Subdivision as p~epared by Mr. Amos Sweet was presented and on motion of ~r. Thraves, seconded by Mr. Sutherland, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this BoarS. Plat on revision of road location in Key West Subdivision as prepared by Mr. Amos Sweet was presented and on motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Thraves was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. Plat of lots 13, 14~and 15 of Addition One to Azalea Gardens Subdivision as prepared by Mr. William Roudabush was presented and ~on motion of Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Harris, was a~proved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. ~Plat on revision of Lots 4 and 5, Block A. Section I of The Meadows 'subdivision as prepared by Mr. William Roudabush was presented and on ~motion of Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Thraves, was ap- proved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this' Board. Plat of property~ belonging to Mr. C. C. Haney, dividing land into two lots on Route 29 South, as prepared by ~r. William Roudabush was presented and on motion of Mr. Thraves, seconded by Mr. Suther. land, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were aUthorized to sign same on behalf of this Board~ Plat of Lots a and b on St. George Avenue in Locust Grove Subdivision belonging to Mr. W. B. Harris, as prepsred by Mr, William Roudabush was presented and on motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by ~r. Sutherland, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Boar~ Plat of a section of ~oodbrook Subdivision on Rio Road at Route 29 North as prepared by Mr. William Roudabush was presented~.a~d on motion of Mr~ Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Harris, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. Plat of redivision of lots A, B, and C of Meadow Brook Heights Subdivision belonging to ~rl F. L. Harris, as prepared ~ Mr. O. R. Randolph was ~resented and on motion of Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Palme~, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. Plat on Section 3 of Berkley Subdivision belonging 'to Dr. Sterling R. Decker as ~repare~ by Mr. O. R. Randolph was presented and on motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Garnett, was approved and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this~ Board. Plat as prepared by ~r. O. R. Randolph was presented on Wilder Drive Subdivision~ On motion of Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Palmer, this plat was approved subject to signing by the City Planning Commission and the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to sign same on behalf of this Board. Mr. William P. Moore, Jro, representing seventy-two families in Bellair, appeared regarding fire hydrants in the Bellair Subdivision. Mr. Moore advised that the fourteen hydrants in Bellair were installed before the formulation of a County policy and that standard fittings were used w~reas the Cil and County fire equipment does not use standard fittings. Mr. Moore advised that the cost of renewing these fittings would be approximately $423.60 and requested that the County participate in one-half of the cost due tb~the foregoing circumstances~ The County Executive stated that all fitting should be mad uniform and recommended that the County s~re in one-half of this cost. On motion of ~r. Thraves, Seconded by Mr. Palmer, the request of Mr. ~oore was approved. Communication was received from the Albemarle Squadron of the Virginia Wing of Civil Air ~atrol advising that said organization was planning to erect a hangar and operations room at the Univer- sity of Virginia Airport and would appreciated the Board's consideration of the donation of the ground observer post buildings which are no longer used in the County. On motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded Statements of Expenses of the Department of Finance, the Sheriff's Office, and the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney for the month of January, 1960, were presented, and on motion of Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mro Harris, were examined, verified and approved. Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of the County Jail was submitted along with Summary Statement of Prisoner Days for the month of January, 1960. On motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconde %ryNr. Garnett~ these Statements were examined, verified and approved. Reports of the Department of Public Welfare for the month of January, 1960, were presented in accordance with Sections 63-67.1 and 63-67.2 of the Code of Virginia, and on motion were approved. Claim of the University of Virginia Hospital in the amount of $1,420.00, of which one-half is reimbursable by the State, was presented and on motion of Mr~ Palmer, seconded by Mr. Garnett, was ap- proved for payment. On motion of Mr. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Harris, rules with regard to second reading were suspended, and the following resolution unanimously adopted: BE IT RESODVED by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the following appropriations be and the same hereby are made for the month of March, 1960 from the funds and for the functions or purposes indicated: GENERAL REVENUE FUND: For the operation of General County agencies and services, to be transferred to the General Operating Fund and expended only on order of the Board of Supervisors, as follows.: lA 1AA lB lC 1D 1E 1F 1G 4 5A 5B 5C 6C 7 7B 7C 7D 7E 8D 9 13 14 15 Board. of County Supervisors Eiscellaneous Services County Executive's Office Department of Finance Collection of Delinquent Land Taxes Board of Equalization Tax Map County Pla_~ing Commission Recording of Documents Circuit Court County CoLu't Commonwealth Attorney's Office Policing and Investigation Confinement and Care of Prisoners Fire Prevention and Extinction Operation of County Dump No. 1 Operation of County Dump No. 2 Operation of County Dump No. 3 Operation of County Dump No. 4 Operation of County Dump No. 5 Public Welfare - Lunacy Commission Public Health Advancement Agriculture and Home Ecomomics Elections Maintenance of Buildings and. Grounds General Stores TOTAL APPll0PRIATIONS TO GENERAL OPERATING FUND 655.00 10,857.00 280,00 4,604.98 gSO.O0 2,470 240.00 15,00 616.66 4,868.50 1,205.00 !64~oo 150.00 950.00 ~0- ~0-- ~0- 2O0. O0 3,500 ~00 1,051.69 ~0,~ 865,00 $33,385.~ For the operation of the Department of Welfare, to be transferred to the Virginia Public Assistance Fmud and expended by the Welfare Board: 24,712.66 For the operation of Public Schools, to be transferred to the School Fund an8 expended only on order of the School Board, as follows: 17 Administration 17.1 Instruction 17.2 Evening, Part-Time, Etc. 17.3 Other Instructional Costs 17.4 Co-Ordinate Activities 17.5 Auxiliary Agencies - Transportation of Pupils 17.51 Other Auxiliary Agencies 17.6 Operation of School Plant 17.61 Maintenance of School Plant 17.7 Fixed Charges 17.10 Operating Costs - Jackson P. BurleyHigh School 17.8 Capital Outlay 17,9 Debt Service TOTAL FOR OPERATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2,255.00 88,500.00 1,040.00 1,200.00 411.00 20,315.00 6,170.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 14,000.00 500,00 $137,891.00 For Scholarships in aid of education~' to be transferred to the Scholarship Fund, and expended on order cf the School Board 10,421.88 For the operation of the Joint Health Department, to be transferred to the JointHealth Department Fund and ex- pended only on order of the Joint Health Board TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND _6~ 7!8.22 $179,743 · 76 DOG TAX FU~D: For the protection of livestock and fowl and other operations of the Dog Tax Fund, to be expended only on order of the Board of Supervisors: $ !,230.00 CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT FUND: For the operation of the CEntral Fire District, to be e~-pended only on order of the Board of Supervisors: 20.00 CROZET SANITARY DISTRICT FUND: For the operation of the C~ozet Sanitary District~, to be pended only on order of the Board of Supervisors 1,454.00 GRAh~ TOTAL OF ALL APPROPRIATIONS FROM ALL FUNDS $2!5,833.09 Mr. Thraves nominated Mr. Hamilton Burnet of Advance Mills to serve on the Equalization Board for the year 1960. ~[r. Guy Via of Free Union was nominated by Mr. Garn~tt. In voting on the foregoing nominees Mr. Burnet received three votes and Mr. Via received three. This matter was carried over. Report of the Coun~ Executive was presented and on motion, duly made and. seconded, was approve and ordered filed. Mr. George Palmer, Chairman e£ t~e Land Use Committee, recommended the appropriation of $500.00 for the emplo~nent of State Plarming permonnel in the preparation of a land use map for AI~- mar!e County. On motion of ~r. Palmer, seconded by ~r. Garnett, rules with regard to second reading were suspended and the following resolution ,unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemart~ County, Virginia, that $50~.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the emp!o~nent of State Planning ~ersonnel in the preparation of a land use m~p of Albemarle County. Report was received from the Mater Shed Committee in which said committee recommended that initial steps be taken in proceding with the Beaver Creek Dam pro~ect a~ soon as the financial status will permit. Action on this recommendation was deferred until later this month. The Chairman called for public hearing on the amended Slot ~achine Ordinance in accordance with notice of intent to adopt which was published in the D~ily Progress in accordance with law. The County Executive read all proposed chanEes in this Ordinance, complete copies of which had been mailed to the Board previously. There being no discussion of this matter by the Public, the ordinance was as follows offered/~nd~adopted unanimously by the following recorded vote: Ayes ~ Messrs. Williams, Garnett, Harris, Palmer, Sutherland and Thraveso Nays - None. AN ORDINANCE I~IPOSING TAX ON SLOT MACHINES AND MERCHANTS PLAC. lNG VENDING ~LACH!~ES_ ~ .. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that on the 17th day of February, 1960, and in pursuance to Sections 58-361, ~58-36!.! and 58~367.2 of the 1950 Code of Virginia as amended that: SECTION I. Any person, firm or corporation having on a road, street or alley, or other public place or in shops, stores, hotels, boarding houses, depots, public or private rooms, or any other p~lace anywhere in this County a slot machine of any description into which are dr.opped coins to dispose Of any article of merchandise or for the purpose of operating musical or other devices that operate on t~e coin-in-the- slot principle, used for gain, except as a pay telephone, s'hall pay for every such slot machine or musical or prier device as the case may be, a license tax of $2.50 (two dollars fifty cent's) per year on machines where the customer pays 15 (one cent) and a license tax of $5.00 (.fi~e(dollars) Oer year on machines where the c~tomer pays more than 15 (one cent) to operate, except automatic baggage or parcel machines or receptacles which are used for the storage of baggage, parcels of any character on which shall be levied a tax of 25¢ (twenty~five cents) per year for each receptacle that is operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle; except, however, that license of coin-operated laundry machines or devices shall be as follows: (1) For each washing machine there is hereby l'evied a county license tax of $2.00 (two dollars) per year; (2) For each drying machine there is hereby levied a county license tax of $2.00 (two dollars) per year; (3) For each combination machine that does both washing and drying there is hereby levied a county license tax of $~.00 (four dollars) per year; (~ For each ironing machine there is hereby levied a county license tax of $2.00 (two dol- lars) per year~ (5) For each vending machine located on the premises of a s~lf-service laundry and used to vend soaps or detergents, there is hereby levied a county license ~tax of $2.00 (two do!lars~ per year~ (6) For each coin-operated change machine wherever located in the county, there is hereby levied a county license tax of $2.00 (two dollars) per year. Provided, however, that no such person, firm or corporation may keep, maintain, exhibit or operate any slot machine or any device in which the element of chance enters or which gives out any slugs or checks or device which may be used to again operate the machine or gives out any prize or any II other articel than the article of merchandise or music in payment for which the coin was originally deposited; provided further, that this ordinance shall not apply to slot machines that are used for the purpose of selling individual sanitary drinking cups, or Uo S. Postage Stamps. This license is not transferable' and is not to be pro-rated. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $5.00 (five dollars) nor more than $50.00 (fifty dollars) for each day and the machine shall be confiscated. Each license issued shall show the manufacturer's number° If the machine has no number the license must be posted in a conspicuous place on the machine~ SECTION II. Every person, firm and corporation engaged in the business of selling goods, wares and mer- chandise through the use of coin~operated vending machines shall be classified as a retail merchant and shall pay an annual license tax fo~ the privilege of doing business in the County of $20.00 (twenty dollars~; provided, however, that if any such person, firm or corporation has more than one definite place in this County at which goods, wares, or merchandise-are stored, kept or assembled for supplying such vending machines, the annual license tax hereby imposed shall be $20.00 (twenty dollars~ additior~l for each such definite place in excess of one. The license tax aforesaid shall not be subject to pro- ration. Every person, firm and corporation shall also pay a tax of 20¢ (twenty cents) on every one hundred dollars of gross sales through such vending machines in eEcess of two thousand dollars in emch calendar year, or part thereof. Such volume tax shall be assessed and collected by the Director of Finance of Albemarle County after the first day of January and before the last day of January following the calendar year in which such business is done, under such rttles and regulations as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance. The taxes imposed by this ordinance shall be in lieu of any license tax on the individual vending machines and this ordinance shall not apply to any vending machine upon which the license tax is paid under the provisions of Section I of this ordinance. Every vending machine shall be plainly marked by the owner thereof with the name and address of such owner. The term "vending machines", as used in this section, includes only such machines as vend goods wares and merchandise and give to the Customer on every purchase his money's worth in goods, wares or merchandise. The term does not include any machine the operation of which is prohibited by law, nor any machine which has any gambling or amusement feature whatsoever. Every person, firm or corporation liable to pay the tax hereby imposed shall annually make a report to the Director of Finance, as directed by him and on fo~m~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~ ~ .... ~ ........ Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $5.00 ~five dollars) nor more than $50°00 (fifty dollars) for each day and the machine shall be confiscated. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after February l?, 1960o Communication was received from the Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Dairy Industries, advising that Albemarle County would be placed under its testingprogram for brucellosis as soon as possible after July l, 1960o Notice was received from the State Corporation Commission concerning public hearing to be held on February 29, 1959, on application of the Southern Railway Company for authority to discontinue the agency station at Covesville, dismantle and retire the depot b~Elding and erect in lieu thereof a standard waiting booth-wareroomo Mr. Sutl~rland advised that he had contacted residents in that area and found no opposition to said application. adopted: On motion~of Mr. Garnett, seconded by Mr. Sutherland, the following resolution was,unanimousl~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors ef Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Compensation Board be and is hereby requested to partici- pate in its proportionate share of the purchase of a Bates Numbering Machine costing $52.25° Report of the S.P.C.A. for the~month of December, 1959, was received and ordered filed. Claims against the County amounting to $293,925.14 were presented, examined, and allowed, and certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against the following funds: General Fund School Fund Dog Tax Fund Crozet Fire District Fund Crozet Sanitary District Fund Joint Health Department Fm~d Commonwealth of Va~ Current Credit Account Special School Projects: Scottsville High School Charlottesville Elem. School West Side Elem. SChool ~cintire Elem. School Esmont Elem~ School Shadwell Elem. School Total $ 84,274.04 143,034.73 735.70 133.85 !0,67!.49 6,490.54 18,823.46 48.00 21.00 6,306.01 11,159.32 3,227.00 . o 000~00 $293,925.14 On motion, the meeting adjourned. Chairman