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Regular meeting Approval of minutes Request re: Resource Recovery Study Commission Appointment re: Personnel Appeals Board Request re: School Board Staff report re: Rate Cases Gas COUNCIL CHAMBER - MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1975 The Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Fife, }ir. Gilliam and Mrs. Rinehart. Absent: Mr. Van Yahres. The minutes of the meetings of November 17 and 24, 1975 were approved as corrected. A co~mLunication was presented from Mr. C. E. Anderson, Chairman of the Resource Recovery Study Coi-m~ission, stating that the University of Virginia has approved its share of matching funds of $20,000, which must be available in order to submit an application to EPA and requesting the City Council to commit its share. On motion by Mrs. Rinehart, seconded by Mr. Gilliam approval was given for $20,000 matching funds from the City of Charlottesville, conditioned on the commission receiving the EPA grant and the County of Albemarle making a similar commitment. On motion by Mr. Fife, Mr. Drewary Brown, was reappointed to the Personnel Appeals Board for a three year term, expiring September 1, 1978. A communication was presented from the School Board requesting the Council to authorize the School Board to engage an architect to prepare a preliminary design sufficient to determine the feasibility and the cost estimates for construction of an auxiliary gymnasium, playing fields and a small structure to accomodate storage and toilet facilities. Dr. William Ellena, Superintendent of Schools, addressed ~he Council in support of the request and stated that the cost to engage an architect would range from $10,000 to $12,000. He stated that these funds could be taken from the surplus in the School Board Budget carried over from last fiscal year. On motion by Mrs. Rinehart, seconded by Mr. Fife the School Board was authorized to use up to $12,000 from last years surplus for architectural fees for th~s project. A report was presented from the City Attorney stating that the City has been successful in past gas rate cases before the Federal Power Commission and advising that a new rate case has been filed which is more complex than in the past and will require about $20,000 in legal fees if the City is willing to fight it. He stated the funds are available in the Gas Fund~which can be used for this purpose and recommended that the Council authorize the expenditure of up to $20,000 to fight the latest gas rate increase proposal. On motion by Mr. Gilliam, seconded by Mrs. Rinehart authorization was given to proceed to engage such professional assistance as the City Attorney deems necessary.