The regular meeting of the Jarratt Town Council was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. All Council
members were present except J. Brown.
Approval of Agenda:
Mrs. Wilson added inmate workers and job description under “Finance and Personnel.” Mr.
Grizzard asked if we could move updates on drainage to the beginning of the meeting and add
property acquisitions to “New business.” Mr. Grizzard moved to adopt the amended agenda.
Mr. Wyche seconded the motion and the motion was carried.
Approval of Minutes:
Under Citizens Comments, Mr. Gregory asked the clerk to correctly identify Mrs. Ferguson as
Diane instead of Irene. Mrs. Wilson moved to adopt the minutes with corrections. Mrs.
Grizzard seconded the motion and the motion was carried.
Per Mr. Grizzard’s agenda request, Mr. Rae presented the Council an update on the drainage
project. He informed them of meetings between himself and Mr. Grizzard and local and
regional VDOT representatives concerning roadside ditches and the need for thorough and ongoing maintenance of those drainage channels. He and Mr. Grizzard had also met with
representatives of Dewberry to discuss alternatives for the Grigg Avenue project. According to
Mr. Rae, Dewberry’s staff are also working toward identifying homeowners from whom the
Town should pursue easements for this project and future drainage maintenance.
Finance and Personnel:
Without objection, Council agreed to pay bills.
Mrs. Wilson presented job descriptions for the Town’s workers and clerk. The Council agreed
to table the descriptions until such time that they could meet with the employees to discuss the
responsibilities and get feedback on the adequacy and accuracy of the descriptions. Mrs.
Wilson also presented proposed vehicle maintenance lists to be completed by the Town’s
employees to document equipment service and repair. Additionally, she presented a proposed
vehicle information form to compile important information about each vehicle (make, model,
VIN, etc.) to be kept in the Town Office.
Mrs. Wilson stated that she had spoken with Ms. Washington at Greensville Correctional
Center and had been told that the Town needed to fax a letter detailing the duties inmates
would be expected to perform. Once the fax was received, Ms. Washington would evaluate
the responsibilities and her workforce.
Facilities and Utilities:
Mr. Warf reported that the trash truck has been fixed and is back in operation. Mr. Wyche
added that there is additional work that is needed to be done to the truck and the parts have
been ordered.
Health, Safety, and Welfare
Mr. Warf discussed the rules and guidelines for the extended trash pick-up. The Council asked
the Clerk to send letters to the Sussex residents in the service area informing them of the
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program and offering them the service. Negotiations with Greensville County are still ongoing
and should be done before the May meeting.
The Clerk stated that she had sent more letters concerning abandoned vehicles.
Development and Planning
Mr. Rae updated Council, see supra.
Old Business:
Mr. Grizzard announced that the closing on the Rodriguez property was not completed. Mr.
Warf stated that the lawyer had sent the paperwork and was waiting for it to be returned. Mr.
Grizzard added that he had received one bid for the demolition of the shed and house,
including filling in the basement and reseeding the lot. Mr. Grizzard also stated that he will be
soliciting other bids.
Mr. Warf stated that the property for Triangle Park is being given to the Town by Michael
Redman in exchange for a commemorative item being placed in the park in memory of Mr.
Redman’s parents, Ovid and Mabel Redman.
Mr. Grizzard made a motion to set aside $2000 for planning and engineering for the recently
purchased commercial property at the intersection of Jarratt and Braxton Avenues. Mrs.
Wilson seconded the motion and the motion was carried.
Citizen’s comments:
Mrs. Elaine Lane (formerly Elaine Felton) asked Council if they would allow her to plant flowers
at the intersection of Jarratt Avenue and Halifax Road in commemoration of her son, Deputy
Thomas E. Felton, Jr., who perished at the railroad crossing on 29 April 1989. Mrs. Wilson
made a motion to grant Mrs. Lane’s request. Mr. Grizzard seconded the motion and the
motion was carried.
Mr. Vincent Givens explained to Council that he owned the vehicles parked in the lot adjacent
to his house and that it was his intent to maintain them in compliance with the Town’s
abandoned vehicle ordinance. He agreed that, occasionally, a tarp would blow off of one of
his vehicles, but that he would try to replace it as soon as practical.
Mrs. Pauline Adams stated that she had spoken with Peggy Wiley concerning Greensville
County’s handling of the dog situation which Mrs. Adams had brought to Council’s attention.
At the time of the meeting, the County had taken no action.
New Business:
No Report.
Miscellaneous:
No Report.
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Having no further business for Council to consider, Mrs. Wilson made a motion to adjourn. Mr.
Gregory seconded the motion and the motion carried.
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Kenneth Warf
Mayor
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Angela B. Simmons
Clerk