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DISCUSSION RE~ CAPITAL BUDGET EXECUTIVE SESSION THE COUNCIL THEN DISCU.~$~'D ~THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PROPERTY ACQUISITION, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. 357 ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PUBLIC HEARING RE: TAXI FARE INCREASE PUBLIC HEARING RE~ THE AMBUEANCE CONTRACT PUBLIC HEARING RE: WATER AND SEWER SERVICE COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER THE COUNCIL MET IN REGLLAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE 'FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENTs MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OD DECEMBER 3 AND 10, 1973 WERE .APPROVED AS CORRECTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED TAXI FARE INCREASE OF TEN CENTS PER TRIP. MR. ALECK FITZGERALD AND MR. JOHN LARSEN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THE INCREASE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION 32-5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, RELATING TO TAXICABS,', WAS OFFERED BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE TAXICAB COMMITTEE PROPOSED A MORATORIUM ON THE REGISTRATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAXICABS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION THE IDEA WAS REJECTED. THE TAXICAB COMMITTEE ALSO PRESENTED AN ORDINANCE WHICH SETS NEW STANDARDS OF SAFETY FOR TAXI OPERATIONS. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED '' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, I965, BY ADDING IN CHAPTER 32 NEW SECTIONS NUMBERED 32-6 THROUGH 32-29 RELATING TO PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF TAXICABS, TO REENACT THE PRESENT SECTION 32-6 RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICE PERMITS WITHOUT CHANGE AS SECTION 32-3o," WAS OFFERED BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON THIS DATE ON RENEWAL OF TFE PERMIT TO OPERATE AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THIS CITY. THE CITY MANAGER REMINDED COUNCIL THAT THE PRESENT AMBULANCE PERMIT IS DUE TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF DECEMBER. NO ONE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL FOR OR AGAINST RENEWING THE PRESENT CONTRACT. A MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THAT ACTION ON THIS MATTER BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING AND THE CITY ATTORNEY BE REQUESTED TO PREPARE A NEW CONTRACT WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. GILLIAM. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON PROPOSED RATE INCREASES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED AND EXPLAINED A REPORT BY THE CITY STAFF PROPOSING EQUITABLE RATES SINCE THE CIl~ IS PURCHASING WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT SERVICES FROM llHE RIVANNA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE NEW RATES. SOME APARTMENT PROJECT OWNERS REQUESTED THAT THE INCREASE BE POSTPONED UNTIL JULY ! SINCE THEIR LEASES COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. A MOTION BY MR. BARBOLR, SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM THAT ACTION BE DEFERRED AND THAT THIS MATTER BE DISCUSSED AT A WORK SESSION TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 26, 1973 WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.