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Acceptance re: Bid for Levy Opera House Discussion re: Supplemental Budget Reguest re: City Manager - Washington Park & Belmont Executive Session 389 PLACE FOR THE JUVENILE COURT A~FiCES IN THE COURT SQUARE ~REA THE LEVY OPERA HOUSE IS THE BEST SOLUTION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID OF R. E. LEE OF $431,194.00 BE ACCEPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH R. E. LEE AND SON TO RENOVATE AND RESTORE THE OUTSIDE FACADE PRIOR TO APRIL 23 AND ONE CONDITION THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONCUR; AND TO ACCEPT THE $8,000 FEDERAL GRANT AND APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS. THE COUNCIL HELD A WORK SESSION ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET DURING WHICH TIME SEVERAL PEOPLE PRESENTED REQUESTS FOR FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAPRES THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO INCLUDE THE REQUEST OF PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR CAPITAL FUNDS IN THE BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, $12,800 WAS ADDED TO THE BUDGET FOR HEARING FOR OAR. THE CIT? MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIiVED FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT WASHINGTON PARK AND BELMONT PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $9i,I33.00. HE STATED THAT SINCE THESE IMPROVEMENTS WERE PLANNED .TO BE MADE WITH REVENUE SHARING FUNDS THE CONTRACTOR WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE DAVIS-BACON ACT AND SINCE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A COPY OF THIS ACT AND THE CONTRACTOR IS READY TO BEGIN WORK, MR. HENDRIX SUGGESTED THAT WE ALLOCATE OTHER FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT AND USE THESE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR ANOTHER PROJECT WHEN WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRES I DENT COUNCIL CHARBER - APRIL 15, 1974 ~UBLIC HEARING BUDGETS APPOINTMENTS: HIGHWAY SAFETY REQUEST: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BOARD - BYLAWS THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT~ MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 1, 8 AND 9, 1974 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON 'THE PROPOSED CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974-75. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGETS AND URGED THE ADOPTION OF THE SCHOOL BUDGET AS PRESENTED. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGETS AND QUESTIONED SOME OF THE PROPOSED ITEMS. ACTION ON THE BUDGET WAS DEFERRED UNTIL A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 16, 1974. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES, KATHLEEN CRAIG AND BARBARA STOTT WERE APPOINTED TO THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. MR. GILLIAM, PRESENTED A REVISION TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BOARD WHICH WOULD APPORTION THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD ACCORDING TO POPULATION AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED.