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OF SAID STUDIES AND ITS JUDGMENT ON THE QUESTION, THAT TWO HIGH SCHOOLS WOULD CONSTITUTE A BETTER SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF EXPANDING SAID SYSTEM THAN WOULD ONE HIGH SCHOOL, iN THAT TWO SCHOOLS WOULD PERMIT SMALLER ENROLL- MENT IN A PARTICULAR SCHOOL~ WOULD LESSEN THE PROBLEMS OF TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS, AND WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER BASIS FOR FURTHER EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE, AND~ WHEREAS, THE SAID SCHOOL BOARD HAS CAUSED TO BE PREPARED COST ESTIMATES ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE SYSTEM~ WHICH COST ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN RESTUDIED AND THE TOTAL COSTS REDUCED, AS SHOWN IN.'THE REPORT OF THE ARCHITECT PRESENTED TO SAID SCHOOL BOARD AT ITS MEETING ON ~7 OCTOBER, 1968, THE SAID REVISED COST ESTIMATES BEING IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THE LOWEST COST FOR ACCEPTABLE BUILDINGS WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED~ AND~ WHEREAS~ SAID SCHOOL BOARD HAS HERETOFORE REVIEWED WITH THE CiTY COUNCIL THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN DESIGNATED SITES FOR THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL Of THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE~ AND IT HEREBY tS, REQUESTED TO PROCEED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE TWO SITES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS HERETOFORE DISCUSSED WITH CITY COUNCIL BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CERTAIN PLAT OR PLATS OF SAID SITES PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL iN THE COURSE OF THE DISCUSSIONS HERETOFORE HENTIONED~ A COPY Of WHICH PLAT OR PLATS IS HERETO ATTACHED~ AND~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY Of CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT THE CiTY COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE, AND IT HEREBY IS, REQUESTED TO AUTHORIZE THE SAID SCHOOL BOARD TO PROCEED WITH ALL NECESSARY STEPS' TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHICH SAID CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AS STATED ABOVE TO COST $6,984,~52.00, WHICH ESTIMATED COST FIGURE INCLUDES ~80~000.00 FOR RELOCATION OF POWEr AND UTILITY LINES~ BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE FUNDS TO MEET SITE ACQUISITION COSTS. RESOLUTION RE: FIVE YEAR BUILDING PLAN WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAS HERETOFORE REQUESTED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AUTHORITY TO GO FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND, WHEREAS, IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ACQUAINT CITY COUNCIL FORMALLY WITH A STATEMENT OF THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROPOSED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR BUILDING PLAN DERIVED FROM THE PEABODY SURVEY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCt L OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE, AND IT HEREBY IS~ ADVISED THAT THE-FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROPOSED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR BUILDING PERIOD AFORESAID IS AS FOLLOWS: 1.) A NEW VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED IN COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE; 2.) THE RENOVATION OF THE PRESENT LANE HIGH SCHOOL AS A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, TO BE UNDERTAKEN AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR WHICH AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION HAS HERETOFORE BEEN REQUESTED; 3.) RENOVATION TO EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONS T.O CURRICULA AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHANGING SCHOOL POPULATION;