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.... '~8Y ORDER OF J. S. RUS.H., JR. (SIGNED) CLERK _. CHARLES L. BARBOUR (SIGNED) PRESIDENT 419 APPROPRIATION RE: REMODEL PORTIONS OF WALKER AND BUFORD SCHOOLS $90,545.41 APPOINTMENT RE: SCHOOL BOARD PUBLIC HEARING RE: SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT - DOWN- TOWN MALL APPROVAL RE: SPECIAL ASSESSMENT 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. THE REQUEST OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR FUNDS TO REMODEL PORTIONS OF WALKER AND BUFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. MISS DEBRA BRANHAM AND MR. C. E. ANDERSON SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THE APPROPRIATION. A MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THAT ACTION BE DEFERRED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD'S REQUEST UNTIL THE REPDRT OF THE TASK FORCE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE DISCIPLINARY MATTERS IS COMPLETE WAS DEFEATED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. AYES: MR. FIFE, AND MR. GILLIAM. NOES: MR. BARBOUR, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $90,545.4I WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JULY 1, 1974, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR.BARBOUR, MRS. RINEHART AND HR. VAN YAHRES. NDES: MR.FIFE AND MR.GILLIAM. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, REV. HENRY MITCHELL, WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 1977 BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR.GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND HR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE PURSUANT TO NOTICE GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 15.1-244 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THAT PORTION OF MAIN STREET BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION OF WEST HAIN STREET AND PRESTON AVENUE ON THE WEST AND EAST MAIN STREET AND SEVENTH STREET ON THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BLOCK OF SECOND STREET, N.E, LYING BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND MARKET STREET, AND PROPOSED CREATION OF A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT COMPRISING ALL PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE ABUTTING SAID PORTION OF MAIN STREET AND SECOND STREET WITHIN WHICH TAXES OR ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE LEVIED UPON SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15.-1.239 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AS AMENDED. SIXTEEN PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL AND FIFTEEN IN OPPOSITION. THE MAYOR THEN RELINQUISHED HIS CHAIR AND MRS. RINEHART PRESIDED. MR. VAN YAHRES MOVED THAT THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO MAIN STREET AND SECOND STREET, N. E. BE APPROVED, BUT LIMITED TO THE AREA BETWEEN THE EASTERLY MARGIN OF IST STREET AND THE WESTERLY MARGIN OF 6TH STREET, N. E. AND THAT A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BE CREATED COMPRISING ALL ABUTTING PROPERTIES WITHIN SUCH LIMITED AREA, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SPECIFIC AMOUNTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AFTER A FURTHER PUBLIC HEARING AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND AFTER THE ACTUAL COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS HAS BEEN DETERMINED. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR AND APPROVED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR.BARBOUR AND MR. VAN YAHRES'. ABSTENTIONS DUE TO POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MR. FIFE MR. GILLIAM, AND MRS. RINEHART. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK ~d ' PRESI DENT