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ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER: AUTHORIZE MINOR ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTION RE: PRISONERS OF WAR WELFARE ADVISORY BB. MEMBER AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHOR~!zE THE CONTINUATION OF A MINOR ENCROACHHENT BY A BUILDING ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE", WAS OFFERED BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY FIR. WRIGHT.~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR cONs iDERAT ION. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE AND HR. VAN YAHRES. NoEs: MR. DAVIS AND HR. WRIGHT. WHEREAS, THE WAR IN VIET NAM AFFECTS DEEPLY EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE.~ AND WHEREAS.~ THE CONTINUATION OF THE WAR CAN LEAD ONLY TO FURTHER KILLING AND WOUNDING OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS AND THE TAKINS OF MORE PRISONERS, AND WHEREAS, IN EVER INCREASING NUMBERS THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTRY HAVE VOICED A STRONG DESIRE FOR THE RAPID CONCLUSION OF THE WAR~, AND ~¢~EREAS, WE SHARE A DEEP CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE AND IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ALL PRISONERS OF WAR tN INDO-CHINA, AND HAVE SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO "WRITE HANOI" FOR THE HUMANE TREATMENT AND EARLY RELEASE OF UNITED STATES POW:s, AND WHEREAS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEGUN THE WITHDRAWAL OF U. S. TROOPS FROM VIET NAMe, NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DOES HEREBY RECOMMEND TO THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THEY WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT URGING HIM TO ANNOUNCE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR THE COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM VIET NAM OF ALL U. S. TROOPS. AT THE SAME TIME WE RECOMMEND THAT THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE JOIN IN CALLING UPON THE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM TO HONOR THEIR PLEDGE TO NEGOTIATE AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE, THE SAFE TACTICAL WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS AND AN EARLY RELEASE OF ALL POWts. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. PAUL A, DAHLEN TO THE WELFARE ADVISORY BOARD. ON MOTION BY FIR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY FIR. BARBOUR, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ITS WORK MEETING ON APRIL 12~ 1971 BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE= AYES: MR. BARBOUR, HR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE, FIR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. 0N MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PUBLIC HEARING - [~JDGETS ~"~-'~"J--'CLERK ' ~ PRES IDENT - COUNCIL CHAFIBER ' APRIL 19~ 1971 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: FIR. BARBOUR, FIR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: FIR. VAN YAHRES. DR. HAROLD NEWLAN~ PASTOR OF THE CHERRY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 5, lg71 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19 OF THE CITY CHARTER. AN OPPORTUNITY WAS THEN AFFORDED ANYONE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE CITY BUDGET. No ONE SPOKE FOR OR AGAINST THE BUDGET. AN OPPORTUNITY I~/AS THEN AFFORDED ANYONE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE SCHOOL BUDGET. SEVERAL PEOPLE ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BUDGET~ AND FIR. JULIAN HUDSON, REPRESENTING THE CHARLOTTESVILLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED. THE VICE MAYOR STATED THAT ACTION ON THE BUDGETS WOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL APRIL 26, 1971.