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PUBLIC HEARING RE: JEFFERSON CABLE CORP. ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: AIRSPACE - UNIVERSITY RESOLUTION RE: FLOOD DAMAGES RESOLUTION RE: AIRPORT FEDERAL Aid TERMINATION OF THE JEFFERSON CABLE FRANCHISE SHOULD BE RESCINDED. MR. ROBERT MUNRO AND MR. WARREN BROWN FROM JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REVIEWED THE HISTORY AND PROGRESS MADE BY THE COMPANY SINCE OPERATION STARTED. ON MOTION BY MR. glFE~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT: COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESCIND THE CONDITIONAL NOTICE OF iNTENT TO TERMINATE THE FRANCHISE OF JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ SUBJECT TO THE FINALIZATION WITHIN 60 DAYS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND JEFFERSON CABLE SETTING FORTH OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE SYSTEM7 ENABLING THE CITY TO OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS FROM SAID SYSTEM CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPING STATE OF THE ART AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF AIRSPACE OVER A PORTION OF JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 5, t972~ WAS ADOPTED7 AS AMENDED, BY THE FOLLOW- ING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. (MR. BARBOUR ABSENT AT THIS TIME) ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ ON WEDNESDAY~ JUNE 21ST~ THE RAINS BROUGHT ON BY TROPICAL STORm AGNES HAD STARTED THE STREAMS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FLOODING; AND WHEREAS~ DURING THE ENSUING 48 HOUR$~ THE RIVANNA RIVER~ MOORES CREEK~ MEADOW CREEK AND OTHER SMALLER STREAMS WITHIN THE CItY of CHARLOTTESVILLE CONTINUED TO RISE TO FLOOD LEVELS EXCEEDING ANY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED; AND WHEREAS~ THE DANGER PRESENTED BY THIS FLOODING HAZARDED HOMES~ BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES; AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE EXPENDED MAXIMUM EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP TO PROTECT THE-CITIZENS FROm DANGER AND TO RESTORE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS AFFECTED WHEN THE WATERS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE; NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, THAT THE COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE FLOODING RESULTING FROM TROPICAL STORM AGNES CONSTITUTED A MAJOR DISASTER TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA AND THAT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION OF BUSINESSES~ INDIVIDUALS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES 'EZCEEDS THE CAPABILITY OF THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL FURTHER FINDS THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO REQUEST STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE TO THE ALLEVIATION OF HARDSHIP FROM THIS DISASTER AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECT- ED TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AND TO MAKE SUCH APPLICATIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO INSURE THAT MAXIMUM ASSISTANCE IS RENDERED TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BY CITY AGENCIES AND BY SUCH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AS MAY BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA~ FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINIS- D TRATION~ PROVIDING FOR FEDERAL AID tN THE DEVELO, MENT OF THE CHAR LOTTESV ! LLE-ALBEMARLE AIRPORT, CHARLOTTESV I LLE~ V IRC IN IA. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: 1. THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE SHALL ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING FEDERAL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE AIRPORT BY EXECUTING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT OFFER. 2. THAT COLE HENDRIX~ CITY MANAGER~ IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE SAID GRANT AGREEMENT~ IN SEVEN (7) COPIES~ ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE~ AND U. SIDNEY RUSH~ JR.~ CLERK OF THE COUNClL~ IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO IMPRESS THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND TO ATTEST SAID EXECUTION, 3. THAT THE GRANT OFFER REFERRED TO ABOVE IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND A COPY IS ATTACHED, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. --~"J -'CLERK ~ PRES I DENT