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Staff Report: Taxi Cab Waiting Rates Appropriation re: $60,000 - Tennis Court Construction Pen Park Appropriation re: $1,448 Health Department Appropriation re: $140,000 - Rann Preserve Purchase Consideration re: Appropriation - $150,000 Library Resolution re: Litter Control Highway Department for signalization in the cities construction priorities. A motion by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Gatewood that the Council assure Fidelity American Bank that the State Highway Department or the City will install traffic signals at this location as soon as possible and that the City Manager contact the State Highway Department to see if this project can be moved forward, was unanimously adopted. A request was presented from Yellow Cab Company for an increase in the waiting time rate for taxi cabs. Mr. Bill Mitchell addressed the Council and explained that the rational for the request is that the taxi company is required to pay the new minimum wage rate which went into effect on January 1, 1978. He stated that the taxi drivers are paid a percentage of the fares and new minimum wage could be more easily established on a waiting time basis. He recor0z~ended that .the requested increase be granted so that the taxi company could demonstrate compliance with the Federal Minimum Wage Act. An ordinance enti.tled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 27-16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, RELATING TO TAXICAB RATES," was offered by Mr. Barbour, seconded by Mr. Fife and carried over to thee next meeting for consideration. The resolution appropriating $60,000 for construction of new tennis courts, whiCh was offered at the meeting of the Council on January 18, 1978, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. The resolution appropriating $1,448 for the Health Department, which was offered at the meeting of the Council on January 18, 1978, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. The resolution appropriating $140,000 to purchase the Rann Preserve property, which was offered at the meeting of the Council on January 18, 1978, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr.Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Gatewood the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the sum of $150,000 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the Capital Projects Fund to expenditure account 05-00430 to pay the City's share of the cost of acquiring the United States Post Office Building on East Market Street and the cost of architectural fees for design work to convert such building for use by the Jefferson,Madison Regional Library. Mr. David M. Rothwell, Jr. addressed the Council and gave a report on the activities of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Clean Community Commission. He stated that the commission currently is a steering committee composed of the following: David M. Rothwell, Jr. and Roger B. Flint, Co-Chairmen; Mrs. Russell P. Mooney, Jr., Secretary; and Charles Lebo, Treasurer~