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PUBLIC HEARING RE: PROPOSED CHARTER AMC ND ME NT S ~E COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. R1NEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: MR. WRIGHT. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS AS FOLLOWS: AMEND SECTION 27 TO REMOVE THE 5~ MAXIMUM INTEREST RATES ON LONG TERM BOND ISSUES. ADD NEW SECTION NUMBERED 50.3 RELATED TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ADD NEW SECTION NUMBERED 50.2 RELATED TO ISSUANCE Of SEARCH WARRANTS TO HEALTH OFFICERS AND ~HERS FOR ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. ADOPTION OF MODEL CHARTER POWERS BY REFERENCE. AMEND SECTION 14(A) TO FACILITATE CERTAIN ONE AND TWO FAMILY HOUSING PROGRAMS. EACH OF THE ProPOSED AMENDMENTS WAS READ AND DISCUSSED. MR. HARRY 'HUGHES, MR. JAMES N. FLEMING~ MR. L. S. KeY AND MR. HANS GERSTLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED SECTION 50.2 AND MR.KEY OPPOSED THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14(A). MR. E. L. TURNER~ ON BEHAlf OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, SPOKE IN SUPPORT / OF THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14(A) AND REQUESTED THAT THE REFERENDUM REQUIREMENT BE REMOVED FROM MULTI FAMILY CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.~ ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MRo VAN ~HRES~ IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL REQUEST THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY~ THROUGH SENATOR JAMES H. MICHAEL~ JR. AND DELEGATE C. ARMONDE PAXSON~ TO GRANT THE CHARTER CHANGES AS PROPOSED. "~--~'- CLERK ~ COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 1~ 1969 MATTER RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE - ADC ScHooL CHILDREN REQUEST RE: INCREASE IN BUS FARE APPROPRIATION - GAS LINE - PEYTON.DR. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REv. R. H. HAILSTALK GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER 17~ 1969, NOVEMBER 18~ 1969 AND NOVEMBER 24, 1969 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MRS. NANCY GREEN~ CHAIRMAN OF THE LOCAL WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED AN ANSWER TO THE ORGANIZATiON~S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. THE MAYOR ADVISED MRS. GREEN THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE STATE AGENCY~ AND THE COUNCIL WAS WAITING FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE. ON MOTION BY MR° DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOLLOWING POLICY WAS ADOPTED AS A GUIDE FOR THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. VOGT. NOES: MR. WRIGHT: "IF THERE ARE ANY ADC SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CLOTHES TO PROPERLY CLOTHE THEM THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT BE AUTHORIZED TO SECURE CLOTHES FOR THESE CHILDREN." MR. LEWIS A. MARTIN, JR., ON BEHALF OF THE YELLO~ TRANSIT COMPANY~ PRESENTED A REQUEST FOR A BUS FARE INCREASE FROM ~O~ TO 25~. THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF Mr. RINEHART AND MR. WRIGHT FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~6~13.O0 FOR THE ClTY]S SHARE OF THE COST OF ~ GAS LINE IN PEYTON DRIVE~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 17~ 1969~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: ~R. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES~ MR. VOGT AND ~R. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK ~