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Presentation re: <br />City Budget <br /> <br />Presentation re: <br />Charlottesville Fiscal <br />Study <br /> <br />Presentation re: <br />Convention Bureau <br /> <br />2Z'9 <br /> <br /> field. Mrs. Cora Anderson of Charlton Avenue requested the <br /> installation of street lights and sidewalks in her neighborhood. <br /> Mrs. Madeline Manley of Ridge Street Neighborhood Association <br /> stated that the neighborhood association approves the package as <br /> presented but than Hartman's Mill Road needs visability <br /> improvements and curbs. Mr. Fife suggested that the decision on <br /> the use of these funds be postponed until the Council can visit the <br /> sites and see some kind of rough model of the work to be done on <br /> Schenks Branch. Mrs. O'Brien stated that she has the following <br /> suggestions from people who are not present at the nearing: Funds <br /> might be used to improve rental property; possibility of painting <br /> houses on one particular street; renovations to the Downtown <br /> Recreation Center to include facilities for the Youth Hostel people; <br /> and the need for some kind of coordinated effort in housing. Mr. <br /> Gatewood suggested that action on this matter be deferred until <br /> next Monday night to give the Council an opportunity to visit <br /> t2te sites. <br /> <br /> The City Manager presented the Proposed City Budget for fiscal <br /> year beginning July 1, 1977. He stated that he was not proposing <br /> any increase in any of the tax rates and not proposing any new <br /> programs. He stated that the budgets, for the five larger depart- <br /> ments were prepared using the zero base budget method. The first <br /> work session on the budgets was set for 7:00 P.M., Thursday, March <br /> 17th. <br /> <br /> Mr. John Knapp of the Tayloe Murphy Institute addressed the <br />Council and presented a report for Central Piedmont Urban Observatory <br />entitled "Charlottesville Fiscal Study". He stated that the <br />general purpose of the report is to give an overall view of City <br />finances. He stated it gives a brOader long range picture of <br />than the Annual City Budget. He stated that major components of <br />the report are a historical series of information dating back to <br />1965. The report also contains a comparison of revenues and <br />expenditures and debt levels for other Virginia localities in the <br />approximate size of Charlottesville. It also contains five year <br />projections, to fiacal 1982, and a detailed examination of the major <br />tax and license sources of revenue and finally contains an examination <br />of new sources of revenue not currently used by the City, either <br />by choice of the City, or the other sources are not currently made <br />available by action of the General Assembly. The Mayor stated <br />that a work session would be needed on this report and a date would <br />be set in the near future. <br /> <br /> Mr. Joseph W. Teague, President and Mr. John Hinch, Past President <br />of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chamber of Commerce addressed the <br />Council and presented the Tourism and Convention Report. Mr. Hinch <br />presented a summary of Contract II between the Chamber of Commerce, <br />the City and the County. He stated that the Chamber Board recommends <br /> <br /> <br />