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210 COMMUNIT~"(SOME ON THE STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY) RELATIVE TO THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE BURDEN OF THEIR REMARKS IS THAT NEITHER THE UNIVERSITY NOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY CAN EFFECTIVELY AND PROFITABLY ACCOHMODATE GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY TO THE !8)000 TO 20~000 STUDENT LEVEL BY 1980 SUGGESTED FROM SOME SOURCES. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE CITY AND THE COUNTY SHOULD ASSIST THE UNIVERSITY IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN TO PROVIDE FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE ITS GROWTH. HOWEVER~ WE FERVENTLY HOPE THAT THE UNIVERSITY CAN GROW AT A RATE WHICH WILL PERMIT IT TO MAINTAIN THE EXCELLENCE 1T HAS ATTAINED. ] FEAR THAT THERE ARE PRESSURES ON THE UNIVERSITY WHICH ARE VIRTUALLY FORCING IT TO GROW TOO RAPIDLY. As A CONSEQUENCE THE COMMUNITY ITSELF MAY BE FORCED TO EXPAND ITS FACILITIES TOO RAPIDLY. IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT WE IN THIS CITY AND COUNTY ARE NOT YET PROVIDING ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL INCOME LEVELS. ARE WE GOING TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE? THIS IS JUST ONE PROBLEM AMONG MANY. FOR THIS AND OTHER REASONS~ I SHOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THE COUNCIL OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEGIN TO STUDY IN DEPTH THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THIS AREA~ AND JUST WHAT THE CiTY SHOULD DO ABOUT IT. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE7 MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR, WRIGHT. NOES: NONE, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED; PRES 1 ENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 28, 1971 PUBLIC HEARING RE: CHARTER CHANGES PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: HR. CHARLES L. BARBOUR MR. KENNETH E. DAVIS MR. FRANCIS H, FIFE MR. MITCHELL VAN YAHRES MR. J, W. WRIGHT~ JR. TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 28TH INST. AT 7:30 P. M. OTCLOCK. 1, PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGES. BY ORDER OF J,. S. RUsH¢ JR. (SIGNED) _ MITCHELL VAN YAHRES (SIGNED) CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR.' FIFE~ MR, VAN YAHRES AND !¢~. WRIGHT, ABSENT: MR, DAVIS, PURSUANT TO NOTICE GIVEN ON DECEMBER 16, t97t, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON NINETEEN PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS AS FOLLOWS: SECTIONS (G), 6, 9~ 12, 13~ 14 FIRST~ FIFTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH POWERS, 17, 24, 27, 29, 32, 33 AND 43. THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED EACH PROPOSAL AFTER WHICH THE PUBLIC WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS ITS VIEWS ON EACH OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPOKE BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE REPEAL OF SECTION 14(A). FOLLOWING THE HEARING¢ THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT A DECISION WILL BE'MADE ON THESE CHANGES AT THE NEXT MEETING ON JANUARY 3, 1972.