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OFFER TO PURCHASE CITY OWNED PROPERTY REFUSED MATTER RE: FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER: AMBULANCE SERVICE SPECIAL MEETING - Nov~ llTH OPEN BIDS REQUEST RE: UNIFORMS AND AUTO FOR CITYSGT. REPORT RE: INSPECTIONS ON pRE'FAB HOUSES A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE TOWNE HOUSES, INC. OFFERING TO PURCHASE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON JOHN STREET. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED AGAINST THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN.'YAHRES, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART7 THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. MISS CATHERINE CHAMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1964. MiSS CHAMBERS EXPLAINED THAT IN VIRGINIA THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE LOCAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE WELFARE DEPARTMENT~ AND IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE FOOD PURCHASING POWER OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES.' ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE ON A MATCHING BASIS, LOCAL 40~ AND STATE 60~, AND THE ESTIMATED COST TO THE CITY WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ~5,000.00 ANNUALLY. SHE STATED IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AT LEAST 500 HOUSEHOLDS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE. MR. BOWEN, CITY MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT~ RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROGRAM BE APPROVED FOR THE CITY AND THAT THE STATE WELFARE DEPARTMENT BE REQUESTED TO APPROVE THE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY. ON MOTION BY HR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, HR. RINEHART, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. VOGT. NOES: MR. WRIGHT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE STATE WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO APPROVE THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE., AND THAT THE PROGRAM BE PUT INTO EFFECT dUST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO ACQUISITION OF A PERMIT FOR AN AMBULANCE SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY", WAS OFFERED BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT AND PERMIT~ FOR THE OPERATION OF AN AMBULANCE SERVICE~ AS DRAFTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS READ AND EXPLAINED. AFTER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTRACT AS TO FORM AND CONTENT, AND INSTRUCTED THE CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS TO BE OPENED AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 11, 1968 AT 2:00 P. M. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CITY SERGEANT REQUESTING THAT THE CITY FURNISH UNIFORMS FOR HIM AND HIS DEPUTIES AND AN AUTOMOBILE EQUIPPED WITH TWO-WAY RADIO. THE CiTY MANAGER REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THE STATE SHARES IN THE SALARIES FOR THIS DEPARTMENT, BUT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF UNIFORMS AND WILL NOT PARTICIPATE iN THE ORIGINAL COST OF AN AUTOMOBILE. A MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS THAT THE REQUESTS BE GRANTED WAS CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE MAYOR APPOINTED A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MR. WRIGHT, MR. RINEHART AND MR; PACE TO INVESTIGATE POLICIES OF OTHER CITIES AND COST TO THE City OF FURNISH- ING UNIFORMS AND AUTOMOBILE, AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND ON MOTION BY MRo DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR° WRIGHT, THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: To THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESV1LLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN:' OCTOBER 17~ 1968 YOUR COMMITTEE IN REGARD TO INSPECTIONS ON PREFABRICATED HOUSES MET WITH THE ELECTRICAL BOARD AND THE PLUMBING BOARD ON OCTOBER 17, 1968. THIS MATTER WAS FULLY DISCUSSED AND YOUR COMMITTEE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THESE TWO BOARDS AS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL IN AUGUST, 1968 BE ADOPTED. YOUR COMMITTEE AND THE BOARDS RECOGNIZE FULLY THE NEED FOR LOWER COST HOUSING IN THIS AREA, HOWEVER, ALL PRESENT FELT THAT PROPER INSPECTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HOME OWNER AND SHOULD NOT BE CURTAILED.