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RESOLUTION RE: RIVANNA RIVER RESERVOIR APPOINTMENT RE: JOINT AIRPORT BOARD 429 VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR,:MR..:..FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOLLOWING RESOLLFFION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. WHEREAS, THE SOLFFH RIVANNA RIVER RESERVOIR IS AN IMPORTANT ASSET ]]] ]]HE ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, THE RESERVOIR IS SLFFERING EUTROPHICATION AND SILTATION WHICH CAN DESTROY ITS VALUE AS A SOURCE OF WATER AS WELL AS PRODUCE UNPLEASANT ODORS AND TASTES; AND WHEREAS, FEW REMEDIAL STEPS CAN BE TAKEN UNTIL MORE IS KNOWN ABOLFF T~E STATE OF THE RESERVOIR AND ABOUT THE AMOUNT AND SOURCES OF THE NUTRIENTS AND SILTATION COMING INTO THE RESERVOIR, AND ABOUT THE SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AROUND THR RESERVOIR; BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL STRONGLY REQLESTS THAT THE VIRGINIA STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CAUSE SUCH INFORMATION TO BE GATHERED AND PRESENTED ALONG WITH ALTERNATIVES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR REMEDIAL ACTION. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE REQUEST FOR A STUDY SHALL BE MADE JOINTLY WITH THE COLNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND THE RIVANNA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY, WITH THE GUIDANCE OF TkE THOMAS JEFFERSON PLANNING DISTRICT. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE, MR. VIRGIL H. MARSHALL, WAS RATIFIED AS THE COUNTY'S MENBER TO THE JOINT AIRPORT BOARD TO REPLACE MR. T. M BATCHELOR, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. AUGUST 16, 1974 REPORT RE: DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: WE HAVE EXAMINED THE CITY TREASURER'S LIST OF 1972 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES, DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 1973, IN THE AMOUNTS OF $277,753.52 AND $24,692.3~ RESPECTIVELY. THE ERRONEOUS TAXES ARE THE RESULT OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ACQUIRING PROPERTY ON WHICH NO TAXES ARE ASSESSABLE, AND DUFN_ICATE ASSESSMENTS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE LIST BE ACCEPTED, THAT THE ERRONEOUS TAXES BE CHARGED OFF, AND THAT THE CITY TREASURER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT THE DELINQUENT TAXES. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~HARLE$ I. BARBOUR (SIGNED) CHARLES L. BARBOUR MITCHELL VAN YA~ES (SIGNED) MITCHELL VAN YAHRES ORA A. MAUPIN (SIGNED) ORA A. MALPIN J. S. RUSH, JR. (SIGNED) J. S. RUSH, JR. MR. ROGER WILEY, CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ELECTORAL BOARD OFFICE IN CITY HALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE CENTRAL ABSENTEE VOTER ELECTION DISTRICT FOR THE CITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 24.1-23~-! OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. AFTER SOME,DISCUSSION, COUNCIL DECIDED IT WOULD BE INADVISABLE TO CHANGE ABSENTEE VOTING PROCEDURES THIS CLOSE TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. HOWEVER, THEY WILL CONSIDER SUCH A DISTRICT NEXT JANUARY AS CALLED FOR BY THE STATUTE.