1969-03-11 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

.54' ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. LERK ~ ./ COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 177 1969 REPORT PRESENTED RE: SCHOOL BUILDINGS USE COMMITTEE REQUEST RE: TAXICAB OPERATORS COMMUNICATION PRESENTED RE: ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO PLBG, & ELEC, BOARDS MOSELEY DRIVE ACCEPTED INTO CITY ST, SYSTEM AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED RE: RELOCATION OF DISPLACEES CAPITAL IMP. BUDGET PRESENTED THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR, DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART7 MR, VAN YAHRES~ MR, VOGT AND MR, WRIGHT, ABSENT: NONE, REV, DANIEL R, LOWE7 PASTOR OF MOUNT VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MARCH 3~ 19697 MAR~H.~07 1:'969 AND. MARCH ~17 1969 WERE READ AND APPROVED, THE MAYOR RECOGNIZED AND WELCOMED THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT WEEK MAYOR WHO INTRODUCED THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT CITY COUNCIL, MRo J, A, KESSLER~ JR, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS USE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DESIGN THE NEW HIGH SCHOOLS TO ALLOW SPACE FOR THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION 'OF AN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AT EACH SCHOOL7 AND THAT THE NEW SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS BE DESIGNED FOR COMMUNITY~ THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS. THE REPORT ALSO RECOMMENDED CONSIDERATION OF AN INDOOR-OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND A LARGE AUDITORIUM OF 1500 TO 2500 SEATS AT THE JOINT VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER~ AND THE PROCUREMENT OF ADEQUATE LAND AT THIS CENTER FOR FUTURE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES, THIS REPORT WAS REFERRED TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AND SCHOOL BOARD FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION, MR, BARRY MARSHALL AND MR, LEWIS MARTIN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE TAXICAB OPERATORS AND REQUESTED AN INCREASE IN RATES AND THE USE OF ~]LIVE CLOCKSt~ ON THE METERS, THE CiTY ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING, A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SAINT PAUL~S HOUSING TASK FORCE SUGGESTING THAT TWO MEMBERS BE ADDED TO THE PLUMBING AND ELECTRI"CAL BOARDS FROM THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE CITY MANAGER REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THESE BOARDS ARE COMPOSED OF TECHNICAL PEOPLE WHO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL, THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT MOSELEY DRIVE FROM FLINT DRIVE TO HARRIS ROAD HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO MEET CITY SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE, ON MOTION BY MRo DAVIS7 SECONDED BY MR, RINEHART~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING RELOCATION OF DISPLACEES FROM GOVERNMENT ADMIN]'$TERED PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED, ON MOTION BY MR, DAVIS7 SECONDED BY MR, VAN YAHRES~ THE CiTY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PROPOSED FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF ~1818507000,00 OF WHICH ~12~000~000.00.1S ALLOCATED FOR SCHOOLS, ON MOTION BY MR, RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR, DAViS~ THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS APPROVED BY THE ~OLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR, DAVIS7 MR, RINEHART~ MR, VAN YAHRES7 AND MR, VOGT, NOES: MR,' WRIGHT, MR, WRIGHT STATED THAT HIS VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS BECAUSE HE FELT TOO MUCH WAS BEING ALLOCATED FOR SCHOOLS~ AND THAT HE IS CONVINCED WE ARE BEING ASKED TO EXPEND TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A GOOD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ON MOTION BY MR, VAN YAHRES7 SECONDED BY MR- RINEHART7 THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ A WORKABLE PROGRAM IS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING ACT OF 1949 IN ORDER FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO OBTAIN CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS~ AND