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/16 RESOLUTION RE: JAMES EDWARD ADAMS REQUEST FROM SCHOOL BOARD RE: BID OF MOTLEY CONST. Co. AND REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE DEFEATED RE: EXPOSING MINORS TO HARMFUL MATERIALS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR DEVOTION~ YOUR UNDERSTANDING ATTENTION AND YOUR UNENDING WILLINGNESS TO GIVE OF YOURSELF SACRIFICIALLY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY, DONE AT CHARLOTTESVILLE~ IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA~ THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST~ 1968, MR, RINEHART PRESENTED EACH OF THE OUTGOING COUNCILMEN WITH A G~FT~ AND EACH RESPONDED WITH SOME APPROPRIATE REMARKS. ON MOTION BY MR, HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BYI HR, MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA TO JAMES EDWARD ADAMS WHEREAS, YOU BECAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ON NOVEMBER 23~ 1922S AND~ ~EREAS, THROUGH THE EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE OF YOUR DUTIES~ YOU WERE NAMED CHIEF OF POLICE ON SEPTEMBER 1~ 1950; AND~ WHEREAS~ YOU ARE RETIRING FROM SERVICE ON AUGUST 3t~ 1968; AND~ WHEREAS~ YOU HAVE ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED A.HIGH DEGREE OF LOYALTY AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DEVOTED TO YOUR DUTIES, NOW~ THEREFORE~ WE THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY~ WISH TO EXTEND TO YOU SINCERE THANKS FoR BEING A TRUE AND PATRIOTIC LEADER OF THE COMMUNITY, YOUR FINE CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP WILL LIVE ON IN THE LIVES OF THE MEN YOU HAVE TRAINED AND WITH WHOM YOU HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED, ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO YOU AND THEY WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT, DONE AT CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VA,~ ON THE 19TH OF AUGUST~ 1968. A RESOLUTION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT THE NOW BASE BID OF MOTLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL~ AND REQUESTING AN APPROPRIATION TO COVER THIS CONSTRUCTION, MR, J, A, KESSLER~ JR, AND MR, WM, C, BERRY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE REQUESTS, ON MOTION BY HR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED aY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~1~399~821,00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY~ BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL AS FOLLOWS: $1,294,701.OO DIFFERENCE NEEDED FOR BASE COST; ~55~120.00 FOR 4 ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS$ AND ~50~000,00 FOR EXTENSION OF UTILITIES. MR, HAGGERTY REQUESTED THAT A REPORT BE MADE TO COUNCIL ON HOW MUCH CAN BE SAVED ON THE CONTRACT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE ARCHITECTS, THE ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO E~POSING MINORS TO HARMFUL MATERIALS WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1965~ BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION ENTITLED 'EXPOSING MINORS TO HARMFUL MATERIALS' "~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 5~ 1968~ WAS DEFEATED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY AND MR, VOGT. NOES: MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. RINEHART.