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226 RESOLUTION: MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIAL DEVELOP- MENT COMMISSION ORDINANCE: UTILITY RATE INCREASE (2nd reading) this community; and WHEREAS, the proposed facility would represent an eventual investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, would provide needed 6mployment during its construction and in over 250 permanent jobs, would bring many other people to visit Charlottesville, and would help in attracting other business and research activities to the area, all having substantial benefits for the economy of the area; now, therefore be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlotte~vil!e, Virginia, that the Council warmly endorses the efforts to bring the National Electron Accelerator Laboratory to Charlottesville, respectfully urges the federal officials and other responsible to approve the location of the project in this community, and offers its support and assistance in making this beneficial project a reality; and be it further RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Council is-directed to send certified copies of this resolution to the Secretary of Energy, to the members of Congress representing Charlottesville, to the president of the University of Virginia and to Professor James S. McCarthy, Acting Director of the National Electron Accelerator Laboratory. Mr. Huja stated that the Social Development Commission had discussed the issue of vacancies and analyzed the types of members on the Commission and those who attended regularly. He encouraged the changes in order to allow more flexibility for membership. Dr. Gunter moved, Mrs. Gleason seconded, and the resolution was unanimously aproved as amended: WHEREAS, this Council has previously adopted a resolution establishing a procedure for the selection of persons to be appointed to the Social Development Commission and has amended that resolution from time to time; and WHEREAS, the Council now desires further to amend that policy.; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the following statement, as amended, is hereby adopted as the policy of the Council with regard to the appointment of members of the Social Development Commission: The Council shall strive to appoint members to the commission who have a strong interest in and~knowledge of social concerns. The members shall be available to attend regular meetings as well as to work on special projects. The Council shall appoint eleven members and strive to balance the commission in terms of geography, race, income, age and sex. Of the eleven members four shall be appointed from the following special categories: (a) One member of the City School Board or person designated by the board. (b) One member of the University of Virginia faculty or administration. (c) One low-income resident of the City. (d) One member of the City Planning Commission. The remaining seven persons appointed to the commission shall be members of or have interest in one or more of the following groups: (a) City churches. (h) Youth. (c) Persons 60 years of age or older. (d) Voluntary service organizations. (e) Social service agencies. (f) Business or business organizations. (g) Persons experienced in dealing with concerns of health, employment, safety and justice, culture and commnnications, or handicapped persons. (h) Collpge or university student. It shall be the policy of the Council to permit existing members of the commission to continue to serve until the end of their terms and to replace such present members with persons from the foregoing categories as vacancies arise. Mrs. Gleason questioned the wording in (b) of page one concerning separate metering and moved that the ordinance be' amended to delete the phrase. Dr. Hall seconded, and the move to amend was unanimously approved. Mr. Conover moved to amend the surcharge for county customers. He said the county did have a 10% surcharge on their gas bills, but there