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RESOLUTION RE: FLUORIDE RESOLUTION RE: DOGS RESOLUTION RE: PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR SCHOOLS SHALL BE HELD WHEN. SUCH PETITION IS SO PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE SHALL CALL AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1963, FOR T~E~PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER FLUORINE, SODIUM FLUORIDE OR A .COMPOUND THEREOF, MAY BE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, A PETITION HAS BEEN RECEIVED DULY SIGNED BY THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF QUALIFIED VOTERS REQUESTING THAT AN ORDINANCE BE ENACTED WHICH WOULD REPEAL SECTIONS 33 AND 34 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1959, AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.~ OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM MAY BE HELD FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF SUCH A PETITION, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE SHALL CALL AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1963, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMING WHETHER SECTIONS 33 AND 34 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959, SHALL BE REPEALED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROH THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTING THAT THE FIFE PROPERTY ON CHERRY AVENUE BE ACQUIRED FOR USE AS A SCHOOL SITE. ON MOTION BY MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. PONTON THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED A RESOLUTLON OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RECITING THE BOARD'S DESIRE TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTY NEAR CHERRY AVENUE FOR A SCHOOL~ AND ~W~'IEREAS, IN PREVIOUS PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS THE CITY MANAGER WAS INFORHED BY THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY THAT SUCH PROPERTY WAS NOT FOR SALE TO THE CITY, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE .THAT THE CI.TY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO EMPLOY TWO QUALIFIED APPRAISERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING APPRAISALS HADE OF THE PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 17 ACRES LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF CHERRY AVENUE AND KNOWN AS THE FIFE PROPERTY, EXCLUDING THE MAIN HOUSE, CEMETERY AND .CONTIGUOUS GROUNDS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HERESY DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FIFE HEIRS~ AFTER THE APPRAISALS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO HIM FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AND IF'SUCH NEGOTIATIONS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL TO BRING THE MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME SO COUNCIL HAY AUTHORIZE THE INSTITUTION OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY. ON HOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED.