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RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: GAS SYSTEM REPORT APPROPRIATION: LIBRARY OPERATION REQUEST RE: USE OF COUNCIL CHAMBER REQUEST RE: FUNDS - VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICES RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICES RESOLUTION RE: OFFICERS NORFORD AND BRYANT MATTER RE: NEW NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $4,335.25 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR PREPARATION OF GAS SYSTEM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES REPORT. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~2,152.28 FOR OVERPAYMENT OF LIBRARY OPERATION BY ALBEMARLE COUNTY, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 2, 1971, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. A REQUEST WAS PRESENTED FROM THE YOUTH ACTION COMMITTEE FOR PERMISSION TO USE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR ITS MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1971. A MOTION BY HRo WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED FOR THIS MEETING, AND THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO FORMULATE A POLICY FOR APPROPRIATE USE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER BY OTHER GROUPS, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. RUSH, MR. HENDRIX~ HR. DAVIS AND MR. VAN YAHRES TO THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER~ 20, -'i 971 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING HEM ERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE~ HR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. R. H. HA1LSTALK GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 7, 1971 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A REQUEST FROM THE OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICES AT MADISON HALL FOR MATCHING FUNDS TO ENABLE THIS ORGANIZATION TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL GRANT. MR. HENDRIX EXPLAINED THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION~ AND RECOMMENDED GRANTING THE REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~5~474.00';BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION. HR. JACK CAMBLOS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF COHMENDATION FOR OFFICERS NORFORD AND BRYANT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK ON THE RIDDLE MURDER CASE. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION, ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 21, 1971, A BRUTAL ROBBERY AND MURDER TOOK PLACE IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND WHEREAS~ DETECTIVES WILLIE H. BRYANT AND MANNIE ~. NORFORD WERE ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WHEREAS, BY EXTREME DILIGENCE AND LONG HOURS OF HARD WORK THEIR INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE COUNCIL HEREBY COMMENDS DETECTIVES BRYANT AND NORFORD FOR THEIR DEVOTION TO DUTY AND INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL IS DIRECTED TO SPREAD THE TEXT OF THIS RESOLUTION IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING AND TO FURNISH A COPY HEREOF TO EACH OF THE NAMED OFFICERS. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARDS THAT THE CITY SHOULD SELECT A SITE FOR A NEW NATIONAL GUARD ARHORY BY OCTOBER 31~ 1971. MR. HENDRIX SUGGESTED THREE POSSIBLE SITES, AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACQUIRING THE SITE ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE SANATORIUH OR THE ONE LOCATED ON ROUTE 29, SOUTH AT 1-64. THE COUNCIL REQUESTED