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Regular meeting <br /> <br />Approval of minutes <br /> <br />Appointment: School <br />Board <br /> <br />Appointment re: <br />Area Transportation <br />Policy Committee <br /> <br />Presentation re: <br />Landmarks Comm. <br /> <br />Request re: Street <br />Name Change from <br />Earhart Street to <br />Morton Drive <br /> <br />Consideration re: <br />Appropriation - <br />$1700 for Summer <br />Rock Concerts <br /> <br />Consideration re: <br />Appropriation <br />Boys Attention <br />Home - $32,500 <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1977 <br /> <br /> The Council met in regular session on this date with the following <br /> members present: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and <br /> Mrs. O'Brien. Absent: None. <br /> <br /> The minutes of the meeting of June 20, 1977 were approved as amended. <br /> Mr. Barbour nominated Mrs. Alicia B. Lugo to fill the vacancy on the <br /> School Board from the second ward and Mr. Gatewood nominated Mr. E. H. <br /> Hedrick. Mrs. Lugo was appointed by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, <br /> Mr.B~unton, Mr. Fife and M_rs. O'rBrien. Noes: Mr. Gatewood. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Fife, Mrs. Nancy O'Brien was appointed to the Area <br /> Transportation Policy Committee, by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, <br /> Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife and Mr. Gatewood. Noes: None. Abstained: Mrs. <br /> O'Brien. <br /> <br /> Mr. Jared Lowenstein on behalf of the Historic Landmarks Commission <br /> addressed the Council and stated that the commission over the past year <br /> has compiled a list of 50 significant structures outside of t~e design <br /> controlled district, but the commission now needs assistance of some <br /> staff for indepth research on these structures. He requested $3500 which <br /> would hire two architectural history students for twelve weeks and <br /> necessary photographic supplies. Mr. Brunton and Mr. Fife suggested t~at <br /> the commission explore the possibility of RSVP volunteers doing the <br /> research. A motion by Mr. Fife, seconded by Mr. Barbour that attempts <br /> be made by the commission and staff to find volunteers and report back to <br /> the Council, was unanimously adopted. <br /> <br /> A communication was presented from Mr. George Mrdeza, President of <br /> Morton Frozen Foods requesting that the name of Earhart Street be changed <br /> to Morton Drive. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, Seconded by Mr. Barbour the <br /> following resolution was unanimously ~adopted. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, <br />that that portion of Earhart Street lying between Emmet Streen on the <br />west and MeadOwbrook Road on the east shall hereafter be known and <br />designated as Morton Drive; and be it further <br /> <br /> RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Council be directed to send <br /> a certified copy of this resolution to the Clerk of the Circuit Court <br /> for recordation in the street closing book. <br /> <br /> On mo~ion by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Fife the following resolution <br />was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. <br /> <br /> Bg IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville <br />that the Sum of $1700.00 be and the same is hereby reappropriated from <br />the contingience account (01-91980) originally appropriated in the <br />general funld budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1977, to the <br />Department iof Parks and Recreation account 01-51061 to provide for tme <br />presentation of two free public concerts in Washington Park. <br /> <br /> The City Manager advised the Council that before a contract for tme <br />addition to the Boy's Attention Home can be let the Council will need to <br />appropriate the funds from this account. He stated that no local funds <br />are involved as long as the costs are below $32,500. On motion by Mr. <br />Fife, seconded by Mr. Brunton the following resolution was offered and <br />carried over to the next meeting for consideration. <br /> <br /> <br />