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LAND-LORD-TENANT RELATIONS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TO LANDFILL COMMITTEE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD TONIGHT THE 12TH INST. AT 7:30 P. M., OTCLOCK AT J~UFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 1. CONSIDERATION OF CITY MANAGERTS PROPOSALS FOR REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. ' 2. CONSIDER GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTS. BY ORDER OF J. $. RUSH¢ jR,. (SIGNED),, FRANCIS H. FIFE (SIGNED) CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAH~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED HIS PROPOSALS FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF SOME OF THE CITY MANAGERtS _ PROPOSALS AND ALSO PRESENTED THEIR IDEAS OF HOW THE HONEY SHOULD BE USED. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTHENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS COMMITTEE: MR. FRANK I~JCK~ CHAIRMAN~ MR. JAMES RITCHIE; MRS. FRANCES COINS; Miss KARE~ THOMPSON~ MRS. LORRAINE KOVARIK; MR. E. E. WADE; MR. JAMES FLEMING~ MR. L. G. WOODFORD AND MR. JACKSON CHAMBERS. THE MAYOR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF ~. VAN YAHRES~ MR. BARBOUR AND MR. AGNOR AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LANDFILL COMMITTEE. ON MOTION BY MR. G1LLIAM~ SECONDED BY MR. BA~BOUR~ THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTS~ BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GtLLIAM~ MRS, RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRES IDENT COUNCIL CHAMBERS - FEBRUARY 20~ 1973 RESOLUTION RE: OAR THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEHBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAH~ MRS.'RINEHART AND MR, VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 5 AND 1~ WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. MR. JOHN GORDON~ PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF OAR ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO ENDORSE THE CRIME TEACH-IN AT ~ALKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ~HEREAS~ OFFENDER AID AND ~ESTORATION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEHARLE HAS~ IN THE COURSE OF ITS FIRST YEAR~ HADE THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERHENT OF THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA~ AND OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION: ~N JANUARY~ 1972 OAR TRAINED ITS FIRST GROUP OF 3~ CITIZEN-VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OFFENDERS BACK TO A HORE VALUABLE WAY OF LIFE. OAR VOLUNTEERS HAVE SINCE GROWN IN NUMBER TO OVER ~O0. THEIR ~ORK IS BASED ON THE PREHISE THAT CARING~ PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUAL OFFENDERS IS THE BEGINNING OF TRUE REHABILITATION. OA~ VOLUNTEERS COHHIT THEMSELVES TO ONE YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE PROGRAHo THEY MEET AND WORK WITH OFFENDERS INSIDE AND OUT OF THE LOCAL J~ILS~ HELPING THEH TO RE-INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY~ TO BECOHE SELF- FULF,I'ELED AND SOCIALLY PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS. IN JANUARY~ ~97~ 0A~ WAS INSTRUHENTAL IN GATHERING .COHHUNITY RESOURCES TO BEGIN A LENDING LIBRARY IN THE CITY JAIL. THE LIBRARY HAS ~ROWN R~PIDLY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY~ AND PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT STIMULATION FOR OFFENDERS IN THE MONOTONOUS REGIME OF JAIL EXISTENCE. IN JANUARY~ 1972 OAR MERGED WITH AN ALREADY EXISTING JUVENILE COURT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM~ AND BECAHE THE ONLY OAR SITE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA TO CARRY OUT A FULLY SEPARATE