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Appropriation re: <br />$230,143 - Library <br />Project <br /> <br />Resolution re: <br />Reapproving contract <br />for the Thomas <br />Jefferson Visitors <br />Bureau <br /> <br />Ordinance re: Taxicab <br />financial reports and <br />rate change requests <br /> <br />Report re: Mr. Gatewood <br />Meeting w/ School Board <br />on Consultant to study <br />site for new sports <br />facility <br /> <br />Adoption of Design~ <br />Criteria for Vinegar <br />Hill Project <br /> <br /> The resolution appropriating $230,143 as the City's share of <br /> <br />the cost for renovating the downtown post office building which <br />was offered at the meeting of the Council on July 30, 1979, was <br />adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Brunton, Mr. <br />Buck~and Mr. Gatewood. Noes: None~ Absent: Mr. Albro. <br /> An amended~agreement for operation of the Thomas Jefferson <br />Visitors Bureau was presented with wording as approved by the <br />Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors of the Chamber <br />of Commerce. The changes are as follows: Paragraph 4. added <br />the words, "shall be considered as employees of the chamber <br />solely for payroll records and fringe benefit purposes"; <br />Paragraph 7. "the commission shall meet at least nine times a <br />year"; and Paragraph 10. "the parties obligations hereunder <br />are subject to annual appropriations by their respective <br />governing bodies". On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. <br />Buck the amended contract was unanimously approved and the City <br />Manager was authorized to execute the amended agreement. <br /> <br /> An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN <br /> CHAPTER 27, AS AMENDED, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, <br /> 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 27-14.1 AND 27-21.1 RELATING TO ANNUAL <br /> FINANCIAL REPORTING BY TAXICAB OPERATORS AND CONSIDERATION OF <br /> CHANGE IN ESTABLISHED TAXICAB FARES," which was offered at the <br /> meeting of the Council on July 16, 1979, was adopted by the <br /> following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Brunton, Mr. Buck, Mr. <br /> Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. Absent: Mr. Albro. <br /> Mr. Gatewood stated that at the last meeting of the School <br /> Board and City CoUncil the various proposals of the consultants <br /> to study alternative sites for the high school facility were <br /> discussed. At that time only three members of Council were <br /> present and no official action could be taken, but unofficially <br /> accepted the proposal of Kimley-Horn and Associates of Raleigh, <br /> North Carolina to be the consultant for this project. There <br /> was~.~also a recommendation of the School Superintendent and City <br /> Manager that an advisory committee be appointed to work with the <br /> consultant on the study. The committee to be composed of a <br /> member of the school board, a member of city council, a ~ <br /> representative from the high school neighborhood association, <br /> a representative from the federation of neighborhood associations, <br /> the school system director of athletics, a citizen at large, a <br /> high school student, the superintendent of schools and the city <br /> manager. Mr. Gatewood moved that the action of Council be confirmed <br /> and the selection of Kimley-Horn and Associates as consultant, <br /> and establishment of the advisory committee, the motion was <br /> seconded by Mr. Buck and unanimously adopted. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mrs. O'Brien the <br /> recommendations of the design criteria committee for the proposed <br /> development of Vinegar Hill were unanimously approved· <br /> <br /> <br />