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462 <br /> <br />AMBULANCE <br />SERVICE <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT: <br /> <br />URBAN DESIGN <br />TASK FORCE <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION: <br />$4,222' LITTER <br />CONTROL GRANT <br />(2nd reading) <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION: <br /> <br />$i5,000 <br />TRANSIT <br />PLANNING GRANT' <br />(2nd reading) <br /> <br />franchise for non-emergency ambulance service had. expired and <br />it was staff's recommendation to deregulate the service in the <br />City. <br /> <br /> Ms. Becky Graves, representing Yellow Ambulance, stated <br /> <br />that she understood the City's position and that they had enjoyed <br />serving the City. <br /> <br />As there were no other speakers the public hearing was closed. <br />On motion'by Dr. Gunter, seconded by Dr. Hall, the ordinance <br />entitled ',AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION 27-5 OF THE CODE OF THE <br />CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ('I976), AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO DISCONTINUE <br />THE CITY~S REGULATION OF NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE'; was <br />offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. <br /> <br /> Mr. Satyendra Huja, 'Director of Community DeVelopment, stated <br />that City staff has been working with University staff and citizens <br />to study ways to coordinate urban design issues and that it was <br />felt that a task force would be desirable. <br /> <br />Mrs. Gleason, who. had participated in the meeting held on <br />urban' design, stated that she was impressed with the University of <br />-Virginia's School mf Architecture students and their enthusiasm <br /> <br />about the issue and that the school had agreed to provide help for <br />the task force in the form of class projects. Mrs. Gleason added <br />her support for the task force. <br /> <br /> On a question from Mr. Barnes concerning costs associated with <br />the task force, Mr. Huja~stated that present staff would be used, <br />but possible expenses would include supplies and consultant fees. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck questioned what' link' the task force would have to <br />'existing City boards and whether the task force would report to <br />Council or the Planning Commission. <br /> <br /> Mr. Huja stated that the Planning Commission would discuss the <br /> issue at their next meeting and he would report back to Council. <br /> <br /> The $4,222 appropriation fOUr the Litter Control Grant which <br />was offered at the meeting of December 17ty, was approved by the <br />following vote. Ayes: Mr.~ Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. <br />Gunter, Dr. Hall. Noes: 'None. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia that the sum of $4,222.00 is hereby appropriated from the <br />grants fund to expenditUre account 11-13070 for use by the <br />Charlottesville-Albemarle Clean Community Commis.sio'n (C-AC3) in <br />recycling and litter control projects for the period July 1, 1984 <br />through June 30, 1985. Such appropriation shall be subject to the <br />receipt of a like amount'in revenue from a Virginia Division of <br />Litter Cont'rol Grant. <br /> <br /> The $15,000 appropriation for the Transi'~ Planning Grant which <br />was offered at .the meeting of December 17th, was approved by the <br />following vote. Ayes.: Mr'. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. <br />Gunter, Dr. Hall. Noes: None. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council 6f the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia, t;hat the sum of $15,000 is hereby appropriated to <br />expenditure account 11-33060 in the Grants F'und for planning <br />activities to include a study of transit user-side subsidies and <br />a transit service survey to be-conducted under an agreement with <br />the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission pursuant to <br />Section 8 transit technical studies grant received by TJPDC from <br /> <br /> <br />