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Presentation re: Urban ObServatory- Goals Report Communication re: Emergency Medical Services System Report re: Bus Service to Pen Park ppropriation re: 3,800 - Car for Sheriff Mrs. Marcia Mashaw addressed the Council and presented the Urban Observatory Goals entitled "WHAT WE SAY, WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE HOPE FOR:" On motion by Mr. Van Yahres, seconded by Mr. Fife the Mayor was requested to appoint a committee composed of a council member, a Planning Commission member and a Social Development Commission member to make recommendation regarding this report. The Mayor appointed, Mr. Van Yahres, Mrs. Rinehart, Mr. Hendrix and Mr. William Smith from the SoCial Development Commission and stated than he would contact the Chairman of an.~,~appointment. A cor~m~uniCation was presented from Mr. Denver Stone stating that the University of Virginia has been working with local governments and volunteer organizations through- out Planning District X to improve the Emergency Medical Service System. It stated that the EMSS is a community development project supported by both federal and private funds. He stated that~ Nelson County has had the "911" telephone system for a number of years and that Greene County and Fluvanna County have authorized the telephone companies to install the "911" system during 1976. He stated that the project is authorized to spend up to $15,000 in support of evaluating the implementing the central access and dispatching concept in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area using the "911" system or some suitable alternative. The City Manager stated that the $15,000 should be used to determine the need for the "911" system. He stated that he favored a cooperative study with the County and working through Urban Observatory to get the study done. On motion by Mr.~- Van Yahres, seconded by Mr. Gilliam the foregoing concept was unanimously approved. A report from the City Manager stating that it is possible to initiate a bus route to Pen Park in the summer of 1976 and the estimated cost would be approximately $3100, but recommending that this route not be implemented this su~ner because of the lack of facilities now at Pen Park to attract persons who would normally ride the bus and because of questions regarding the City's legal authority to operate busses in the county. After discussion, the City Attorney was requested to report on February 2, 1976 what measures are necessary to obtain approval to operate a bus line in the County. The resolution appropriating $3800 for a car for the City Sheriff, which was offered at the meeting of the Council on January 5, 1976,-was~edopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour~ Mr. Fife, Mr. Gilliam, Mrs. Rinehart and Mr. Van Yahres. Noes: None.