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MATTER RE: SCHOOL BLDGS. USE COMM. USE OF SCHOOL GYMS. RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: RECREATION PROGRAM AMBULANCE SERVI CE CONTRACT AWARDED MATTER RE: IMPROVEMENTS AT AIRPORT NORTH AND RIO ROAD. THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS USE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THAT ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE FOR USE OF THE GYMNASIUMS AT BURNLEY-MORAN~ JOHNSON~ GREENBRIER~ VENABLE~ CLARK7 WALKER AND B~FORD SCHOOLS FOR A PROGRAM TO BE SUPERVISED BY THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM, A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD ENDORSING THE PROGRAM. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES) THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED~ SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVlS~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY TH~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~5~275.50 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR RECREATION PROGRAM AT SCHOOLS. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ANALYZING THE BIDS RECEIVED FOR OPERATION OF NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE AND STATING THAT THE BID SUBMITTED BY J. T. GRAVES SHOULD BE ACCEPTED IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO AWARD A CONTRACT. A HOTION BY MR, RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT THAT THE BID OF O. T, GRAVES BE ACCEPTED AND A CONTRACT AND PERMIT BE AWARDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY ~ ~969~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE CiTY MANAGER ADVISED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL SEVERAL WEEKS AGO~ THE FIRM OF DEWBERRY~ N~ALON AND DAVIS OF FAIRFAX~ VIRGINIA HAD BEEN EMPLOYED TO DO THE ENGINEERING WORK FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE- ALBEMARLE AIRPORT AND THAT PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THE TOTAL COST OF PROVIDING A SOUTH TAXtWAY~ WARM-UP PAD AND ADDITIONAL APRON SPACE WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY ~700~000.00; 50~ OF WHICH~ IF APPROVED~ WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING FUNDS FROM F. A. A. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS ONLY ABOUT ~350~000.00 AND THAT THE INCREASED COST WAS DUE TO A NEW F. A. A. REGULATION WHICH REQUIRES TAXIWAYS AT CARRIER AIRPORTS TO BE LOCATED ~00 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY INSTEAD OF 250 FEET AS PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED~ AND THAT THIS NEW LOCATION REQUIRES ABOUT 300~OO0 CUBIC YARDS OF FILL. MR. BOWEN STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A MEMO FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADVISING THAT THE COUNTY WAS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE ONLY IN THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE APRON AT THE AIRPORT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF ~178~000.00 AT THE PRESENT TIME~ AND STATING THAT AS FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE THEY WOULD BE INtERESTED'IN PARTICIPATING tN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH TAXlWAY AND WARM-UP PAD, MR, BOWEN STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE NEEDED AND SHOULD BE DONE AT THE PRESENT TIME AND THEY COULD BE DONE MORE ECONOMICALLY IF DONE IN ONE PROdECT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT SOME BILLS HAD BEEN OFFERED IN CONGRESS WHICH WOULD CHANGE~ IF ADOPTED~ THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPATION BY-THE g. A, A. HE ALSO STATED THAT OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WERE GOING TO BE NEEDED AT THE AIRPORT IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THE GROWTH OF THAT FACILITY~ AND HE WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE COUNTY WAS NOT WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROdECT TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH TAXlWAY~ ETC. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION~ IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE MAYOR CONTACT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ~UPERVISORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY"WERE WILLING TO CONSIDER THE MATTER. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MRo WRIGHT~ THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE~ ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND dOINTLY WITH