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EX ECUT I VE SESS ! ON AFTER THE HEARING MR. VAN YAHRES REQUESTED THAT A DECISION ON THIS PROJECT BE ~'- MADE VERY SHORTLY- ON MOTION BY MRS~ RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS A CONTRACT AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED- CLERK COUNCIL CHAMBERS - APRIL 30, 1973 SPECIAL MEETING PUBLIC HEARING RE: Bus FARE INCREASE RECOMMENDATION RE: REZONING ON LINDEN STREET ORDINANCE RE: LINDEN STREET CONTRACT RE: STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ON 5TH STREET PROJECT AMENDMENTS RE: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET RESOLUTION RE: AUTHOR~tZATtON OF CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT ADJUST RE: LIBRARY BUDGET APPROPRIATION RE; ~3~500.00 FOR HODEL OF MAIN ST. MALL AppROPRIATION RE: ~3,656.OO FOR TWO VOTING MACHINES THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THiS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS pRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE A PUBLIC ~EARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A REQUEST OF J. T. GRAVES~ OPERATOR OF YELLOW TRANSIT COMPANY, FOR A FARE INCREASE AND SOME CURTAILMENT IN SERVICE- SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CURTAILMENT OF SERVICE~ BUT DID NOT OBJECT TO THE FARE INCREASE. MR. GRAVES ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF HIS REQUEST AND STATED THAT THE COMPANY COULD NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE OPERATING AT A LOSS. A MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THAT ACTION ON THIS REQUEST BE DEFERRED UNTIL MAY 21, 1.973 AND THAT THE CiTY AND MR. GRAVES TRY TO WORK OUT SOME SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED- A COMMUNICATION WAS pRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING PROPERTY AT 1011 LINDEN STREET BE GRANTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE ill OF APPENDIX Il OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1959, BE THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND ON LINDEN STREET~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRs. RINEHART AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. THE CiTY MANAGER PRESENTED THE BID~ FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 5TH STREET INTERCHANGE, FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND STA~ED THAT AN ADDITIONAL $110,o00.00 WOULD BE NEEDED IN THE 1973-74 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ~6~000.00 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS-IF THE CITY CONCURS IN THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT. ON MOTION BY MR. [~ARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE 1973-74 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET WAS AMENDED BY ADDING ~110,000.00 TO UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ~62~000.00 TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE: IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED,TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT Of 1.371 MILES OF 5TH STREET AND RIDGE STREET WITHIN THE CITY~ DESIGNATEDAS PROJECT:UOOO-IO6-tO1,PEtOI,C5OI,B6OI,B602' A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE DIRECTOR Of THE REGIONAL LIBRARY STATING THAT THE 3.5~ COST" OF LIVING INCREASE FOR IE~PLOYEES HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN HIS BUDGET AND REQUESTED THAT THE LIBRARY BUDGET BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT INCREASE. ON HOTION BY MR. GILLtAM~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE LIBRARY BUDGET FOR 1973-74 WAS AMENDED BY ADDING ~8,O77.00 TO THE SALARY ITEM. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING '~3~500~00: FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MODEL OF THE MAIN STREET MALL~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 16, 1973 WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE; AYES:--MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS, RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES; NONE'. THE RESOLUTION APPROIRIATING ~656.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO VOTING MACHINES~