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35.4 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE RE: <br />llTH STREET, N.E. <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION RE~ <br />$36,500.00 - PACKER <br />TRUCK <br /> <br />MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RE: <br />RODNEY WALDEN LEWIS <br /> <br /> AN.ORDiNANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND <br />DISCONTINUINGS A CERTAIN ALLEY NORTH OF I1TH STREET, N.E. IN THE <br />CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA," WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING <br />OF THE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 1, 197.3, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED <br />VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. <br />VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE <br />THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $36,500.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW <br />PACKER TRUCK, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER <br />1, 1973, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, <br /> <br />MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND 'MR. VAN YAHRES. <br /> 'ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. <br /> <br />ERK ~ <br /> <br />NOES: NONE <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 3, 1973 <br /> <br /> THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT. <br /> <br />MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, nS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: MR. GILLIAM. <br /> THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED MR. GILLIAM WAS OUT OF THE CITY ATTENDING A MEETING ON CITY <br />BUSINESS. <br /> <br /> THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 1973 WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. <br />MR. JOHN CRAFAIK, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION WHY 7TH STREET <br />PARKING LOT HAS BEEN ~F_]SER~tEDFOR USE OF CITY VEHICLES AND CITY EMPLOYEES. THE CITY MANAGER <br />EXPLAINED THAT WHILE THE :NEW PARKING GARAGE WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED THAT A PLACE WAS NEEDED TO <br /> <br />PARK CITY VEHICLES AND SINCE THERE WERE SPACES LEFT THEY WERE RENTED TO CITY EMPLOYEES. <br /> MR. C. E. ANDERSON, ADDRESSED TPE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT WHILE HE IS IN FAVOR OF THE <br />DOWNTOWN MALL, CONSIDERATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO OTHER PARTS OF TOWN <br />SPECIFICALLY WEST MAIN STREET, AND THE CORNER. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT A <br />REFERENDUM SHOULD BE HELD ON THE BOND ISSUE. <br /> MR. LEE HALL, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE AVON <br />STREET LANDFILL IS STILL BEING USED, AFTER BEING CLOSED. MR. HENDRIX, EXPLAINED THAT THE <br />IVY LANDFILL IS NOT OPEN LATE ENOUGH AT TIMES TO TAKE ALL THE CITY'S COLLECTIONS AND THAT <br />THE AVON STREET LANDFILL IS ONLY USED IN EMERGENCIES. <br /> MR. J. T. GRAVES, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED A FARE INCREASE FOR TAXI CABS. <br /> HE REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY INCREASE OF TEN CENTS A TRIP, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. HE ALSO <br /> REQUESTED THAT A LIMIT BE PLACED ON THE NUMBER OF CABS WHICH COULD OPERATE IN THE CITY <br /> AND ASKED THAT IF EMERGENCY TAX IS PUT ON GASOLINE THE CITY ALLOW TAXIS TO ADD A SURCHARGE <br /> ON EACH TRIP. THESE MATTERS WERE REFERRED TO THE TAXI COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND <br /> REPORT. <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE FOLLDWING RESOLUTION WAS <br /> UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE TRAGIC EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN THIS CITY ON THE AFTERNOON OF <br /> NOVEMBER 20, 1973, CAUSED THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST PROMISING <br /> YOUNG CITIZENS~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, RODNEY WALDEN LEWIS SERVED THIS CITY COURAGEOUSLY AND WITH <br /> DEDICATION TO DUTY FROM MARCH 1972 UNTIL JULY 1973, AS A MEMBER OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE <br /> POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND CONTINUED THEREAFTER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE OF EFFECTIVE LAW <br /> ENFORCEMENT IN THIS CITY AS CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNER FOR THE THOMAS JEFFERSON REGIONAL <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION~ AND <br /> <br /> <br />