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RESOLUTION RE: MUNICIPAL BAND REPORTS PRESENTED RE: WILLOUGHBY SUB.~ TRAILER PARK 6TH ST.~ MOOREtS CR, SEWER LINE AUTHORIZATION APPROVED RE: DEED - ArMOrY PROPERTY RETIREHENT FUND COMMo REPORT PRESENTED PURCHASE OF ~EEPER AUTHORIZED MATTER RE: SEC. 16A-80 HEALTH FACILITIES LICENSE RESOLUTION RE: BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC VALUE AND WHEREAS~ THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MUN~CIPAL BAND WAS FORMED IN 1922~ WHEREAS, THIS BAND HAS FOR 50 YEARS PROVIDED MUSICAL ENTERTAIN- MENT AND INSPIRATION TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ITS INHABITANTS~ AND WHEREAS~ THE MEMBERS OF THIS BAND ARE VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING THEIR SERVICES FREELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE CITY, NCA/~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE BAND IS HEREBY CONGRATULATED ON ATTAINING THE AGE OF 50 YEARS AND THE COUNCIL FURTHER THANKS THE BAND FOR ITS SERVICES RENDERED DURING ITS LIFE, THE CiTY MANAGER PRESENTED REPORTS WITH REFERENCE TO THE STREETS IN THE WILLOUGHBY SUBDIVISlON~ THE TRAILER PARK ON 6TH STREET~ $. E. AND THE MOOREtS CREEK INTERCEPTOR SEWER LINE TO CLARIFY QUESTIONS RAISED BY MR. GEORGE CASON AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, THE CiTY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE PROPERTY PURCHASED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ARMORY MUST BE CONVEYED TO THE STATE~ AND REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE DEED OF CONVEYANCE. ON MOTION BY MR, BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR, FIFE~ THE FOREGOING AUTHORIZATION WAS APPROVED. THE TREASURER~iS REPORT. OF THE RETIREMENT'FUND-COMMISS. I~ON WAS P~ESENTED'~SHO~ING' ASSETS OF THE FUND AS ~431,214.36 AS OF FEBRUARY !5~ 1972. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS ACCEPTED. THE CITY MANAGER REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS IS A RESERVE FUND SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS TO CITY EMPLOYEES WITH CURRENT PENSIONS BEING PAID OUT OF OPERATING FUNDS. HE STATED THAT THE BALANCE OF THE FUND REPRESENTS A LITTLE MORE THAN WHAT SHOULD BE DEPOSITED EACH YEAR TO MAKE THE FUND ACTL~IALLY SOUND. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT FUNDS FOR A NEW STREET SWEEPER ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED 1972-73 BUDGET. THE NEW SWEEPER IS ESTIMATED TO COST APPROXI- MATELY ~000,O0. HE STATED THAT A DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TYPE SWEEPER WHICH WE PROPOSE TO BUY HAS OFFERED TO SELL US A SWEEPER TO MEET OUR SPECIFICATIONS FOR $17,000.00~ PROVIDED~ WE WOULD MAKE THIS EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION TO OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA AND THAT PAYMENT WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE MADE UNTIL AFTER JULy 1~ t97~. HE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL Of THE REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MRo DAVlS~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED, THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION ~6A-80 OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE PROPOSING TO LEVY A LICENSE ON PRIVATELY OWNED HEALTH FACILITIES WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. THE CITY MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT ACTION ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE DEFERRED FOR ONE YEAR WITH THE PROVISION THAT THE CiTY BE ALLOWED TO EXAMINE THE BOOKS AND RECORDS FOR PROGRAMS OF THE TOWERS TO DETERMINE HOW THE OPERATION FITS INTO THE HEALTH SCHEME OF THE CITY, Mr, JACKSON~ REPRESENTING THE TOWERS~ STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE COMPANY WOULD BE WILLING TO COOPERATE, ON MOTION BY MR, BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR, WRIGHT~ THE RECOMMEND- ATION OF THE CITY MANAGER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR, BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ THE COUNCIL 1S CONCERNE~ THAT BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC VALUE MAY NOT BE PRESERVED; AND WHEREAS~ THE LOSS OF SUCH BUILDINGS COULD BE IRREPARABLE~ AND W~EREAS~ THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORTHWHILE STRUCTURES, NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF