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20'7 RESOLUTION RE: VA. TUITION GRANT PROGRAM MATTER RE: GARRETT ST. SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECT RETIREMENT FUND COMM. REPORT PRESENTED ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: CITY-BIRD SANCTUARY ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: KILLING ~IRDS ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SEC. 4, ART. !11, APP. !1 DISTR~CT MAP APPROPRIATION - LIBRARY ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. PONTON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE VIRGINIA TUITION GRANT PROGRAM WILL BE SOUGHT BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ON MARCH 30, 1964; AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAS ALREADY BELIEVED IN AND GIVEN ITS FIRM SUPPORT TO TUITION GRANTS BECAUSE IT IS CONVINCED THAT EACH CITIZEN OF THIS CITY AND COMMONWEALTH HAS AN INALIENABLE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF CHOICE AS TO WHERE HIS CHILDREN SEEK THEIR EDUCATION AND THAT THE PROGRAM HAS OPERATED TO THE BETTERMENT OF THIS CITY; AND WHEREAS, HIGH OFFICIALS OF THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE STATED THAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CASE BY THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WOULD STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S DEFENSE OF THE TUITION GRANT PROGRAM. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO SPONSOR A BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, WHICH BRIEF SHALL DEMONSTRATE TO THAT COURT THE CONSTITUTIONALI'TY OF THE VIRGINIA TUITION GRANT PROGRAM AND ITS SUBSTANTIAL VALUE TO THIS CITY AND THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH. MR. A. ED ARRINGTON ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR A PROPOSED GARRETT STREET SLUM CLEARANCE PROJECT. THE MAYOR SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEET IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE ANNUAL REPORT ~F THE TREAS.U~ER O~ THE RETIREMENT FUND C~H~.ISSION was PRESENTED AND ORDERED'FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, t959, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 35 ENTITLED 'CITY-BIRD SANCTUARY' ", WH~CU WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 17, 1964 WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT, MR. PONTON AND HR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 1! OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959, ENTITLED ~KIELING BIRDS~ ", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY ~7) ~964 WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR, HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT, MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION ~ OF ARTICLE !!1 OF APPENDIX !1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959~ BY THE REZONING OF THREE PARCELS OF LAND FRONTING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BARRACKS ROAD", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY t7, 1964, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. ~OUNT, MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE LIBRARIAN STATING THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL AID TO THE LIBRARY WAS ~50~.00 MORE THAN THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR~ AND REQUESTING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THIS AMOUNT. ON MOT'IO~ BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT, MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES:_NONE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~509.00 BE AND THE SAME 13 HEREBY APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING REQUEST. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF GREEN VALLEY SUBDIVISION REQUESTING A CHANGE IN ZONING TO R-1 RESIDENTIAL AND IF A SURVEY BY THE PLANNING ENGINEER