Town of Washington, VA Council Meeting July 11, 2016

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[0:03] good evening I'd like to
[0:08] call July 11 Town council meeting for
[0:14] order the first thing I'd like to do is amend the
[0:22] agenda I'd like to take the two closed session items the first one consultation
[0:28] with the town attorney to relating to actual litigation name com of the town
[0:33] of Washington and the second one
[0:36] consultation with the town attorney regarding a provision of legal advice
[0:39] namely legal options related to potential zoning violations and I'd like
[0:44] to move them up to open session old
[0:53] business does that need a motion to amend the agenda or just a consensus
[0:58] consensus
[1:03] okay so we'll move that up and now we'll go back to the agenda minutes of March
[1:12] 14th has everybody had a chance to riew
[1:23] minutes appoint
[1:40] next to treasur
[1:45] report thank you total Consolidated ACC count of
[1:49] Washington as of 630 2016 47481
[1:55] and4 during that same time washingt water
[2:00] assets were 16789 and the waste water was
[2:06] $1,246 60 washingt Waterworks June usage we
[2:11] pump 1,1 140,00 gallons backwash 39,200 leaving
[2:17] us 1, 10,500 gallons billable we build
[2:25] 88632 gallons leaving us 282 6,000 Gall treated not yet fil however
[2:34] we did sell 48,000 worth
[2:39] of gallons 48 48,000 gallons water non meter so our actual
[2:48] gallons treat
[2:52] notable actually
[2:57] 24, we s sell water to pool companies and that sort of thing they the met so
[3:04] keep separate track of that income for June 2016 for the town of Washington was
[3:13] $3,313 uh for the Washington Water Works it was $
[3:18] 7,224 75 and the Wastewater income was
[3:25] $1,575 that's $720 over there is the noner water
[3:33] 48,000 attach are the bills we the additional bills we paid um one uh
[3:39] correction on the Waterworks account the very last night of the rural development
[3:45] Administration that's our regular loan payment it's actually
[3:50] $2,117 not 8,000 so the total is not
[3:55] 14465 47 it's 8,582
[4:02] what was the replacement for 8,000
[4:07] 8,178 that every right I don't know why QuickBooks
[4:19] change worked in our favor yeah save like
[4:24] $6,000 and and the only other really unusual thing I think on the general
[4:28] account
[4:32] for fory comes in just roll
[4:39] back not really anything spent just hold
[4:56] and cross
[5:12] it's really not a question very so much um settlement on Hall is when start this
[5:18] coming Friday 12:30 and then the proceeds from sale will go into um
[5:26] accounts I'm going to pay off the Deb two two
[5:31] obligations Sun Trust also bridge loan from un correct and
[5:38] then the expenses survey cost
[5:53] amount it's kind of kind Tok for
[6:06] LG see I knew it was coming soon I just
[6:23] snight I'm move AC treas report amended All In
[6:36] Planning Commission report we met the joint
[6:42] session on special meeting uh with Council and
[6:48] then our next meeting is in two weeks on the
[6:53] 2 normally at 7:00 and our Planning Commission will be the review of the
[7:00] comprehensive plan and one of the items may be to move the Avon ball goals and
[7:09] implementation out into a more historical portion of the comp plan
[7:14] rather than the goals and
[7:20] objectives the
[7:24] ARB is there anything to report on the there's no meeting coming up this week
[7:31] and your annual report is attached in the
[7:38] Pack Mr Bennett you have
[7:43] anything okay moving on to Old business the first order moved up from
[7:50] Clos session is discussion of the actual litigation
[7:56] namely con versus the town of Washington
[8:08] okay so are we going to resume after yes this old business is discussed there's
[8:15] no close session tonight we just going to do this issue of old business and the
[8:20] next issue is going to be the zon violation issue I would think 5 minutes
[8:36] after maybe take care of my origin business at home um do we need any why
[8:42] would you switch them there's no vote on the uh zoning issue why you just
[8:47] switch I think it's going to be very timely so okay all right well I will
[8:52] refuse my
[8:58] [Applause] okay with that
[9:02] does Mr Bennett VI
[9:07] mayor Mr conik submitted to the Town Council a
[9:15] proposed settlement agreement Mutual release and then there recites that
[9:20] there was pending litigation between the town and Mr conic which the time was on
[9:26] appeal to petition for
[9:31] appeal petition for ciary to the Virginia Supreme Court after that
[9:38] proposed agreement was submitted by Mr con the court in fact
[9:46] Deni and resolve resolving the matter of the time period fortition for rearing by
[9:54] the court is also expired
[9:59] if it hurt your ears [Music]
[10:02] look no no it hurt go like
[10:08] this um has also expired so so the matter of kic versus
[10:15] the town of Washington is in fact resolved as a legal matter at this
[10:21] time um the agreement reing that that was the matter in
[10:26] controversy um that the proposed
[10:33] agreement compromise
[10:39] ination that's good to
[10:43] hear so my suggestion would be for Council to consider just take some sort
[10:51] of action to get it off the agenda that uh the Town Council declines
[10:59] take any action on proposed the settl agreement proposed by Mr Con on the
[11:05] grounds that it's
[11:10] now any discussion it's my understanding that all outstanding issues um time for
[11:17] appeal having passed without any um subsequent notice to us the town
[11:23] of Courts picking up any of the appeals the appeal time for the suprem cour
[11:29] having in my understanding pass um these issues are now not only behind us but
[11:36] dead we go the time for appealing decisions having run the decisions
[11:43] themselves haven't been entered so um based on uh council's U report it would
[11:51] seem to be there's nothing to act on as all outstanding litigation is now over
[11:56] so it would be nonsensical to entertain any kind of a motion to accept a
[12:01] proposal to settle something that is no longer alive so it all being mov I don't
[12:08] think any action this evening is necessary and our minutes
[12:14] note report and I think we can simply move on it's matter not behind
[12:22] us I don't believe do does anybody see anything to the cont so
[12:30] he wanted us to settle and we he gave us an offer and we responded and this would
[12:37] be resp this is our
[12:43] response there's no reason to settle anything it's my
[12:48] understanding because there's nothing to settle is that
[12:51] correct is that okay there's nothing The Settle so the proposed AG recites the
[12:59] the Supreme Court that would be dismissed that's all behind everybody
[13:05] now because the Supreme Court fact dismissed the appeal so well so at this
[13:11] point the town is going to take no action no further no action
[13:16] on Mr con if there's no motion there's no action so
[13:22] okay moving on to the next agenda item
[13:39] so the next agenda item is a matter regarding potential zoning
[13:44] violations again Mr um this is this is an issue that's
[13:51] been discussed in some detail by Council after the last meeting
[14:00] took uh certain steps that uh in relations to some of the matters that
[14:08] were expressed those matters have not been
[14:12] resolved this time and my feeling about the matter would be it
[14:18] would be appropriate for Council just to pass over this and set over for the next
[14:24] meeting um to allow
[14:29] longer period of time sufficient period of time
[14:33] for the current concerns of council to be addressed in one fashion or another
[14:40] and you're addressing this in your capacity as owning
[14:44] administrator I can address statute that
[14:53] says okay so also on this one um no action needs to be taken at this
[15:01] point no I think we would have to move to hold it over to next month's
[15:05] agenda that correct this stay on the agenda it's still on the
[15:13] agenda I would Town Council we table this for this evening's discussion but
[15:18] it over to next month's
[15:25] agenda okay
[15:31] uh there being no new business I'll move right on to the uh public
[15:36] forum I'll open the public forum if anybody has any comments observations
[15:41] concerns
[15:45] issues
[15:50] yes anything if there's nothing I'll um
[15:56] close the public for I everybody coming out for that um next and last would be
[16:14] ajour all in favor ofour say I meeting