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APPROPRIATION RE: PERSONAL PROPEERTY TAX - $2,313.12 APPROPRIATION RE: REVONATION DOWNTOWN ARMORY $4300 REQUEST RE: LAND ACQUISITION AND APPROPRIATION OF $27,000 FOR NORTHEAST PA~< REQLEST RE: APPROPRIATION SEWAGE DRAINAGE SYSTEM STUDY - $85,000 REQUEST RE: APPROPRIATION TRAFl=IC HAZARD - E~4ET ST. AT MEMORIAL GYM $4,250 A MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO SUGGEST POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $2,318. I2 FOR REFUND OF ESTIMATED PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER i6, 1974, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $4300 FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE DOWNTOWN ~dRMORY, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 16, I974, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAN, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. MR. EUGENE GERMAN, PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PARK IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF THE CITY. HE STATED THAT $25,000 WAS NEEDED FOR THE LAND ACQUISITION AND ANOTHER $25,000 FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REQUESTED AN APPROPRIATION FOR THIS AMOUNT. A MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM THAT THE CITY ACQUIRE THE LAND, BUT DELAY DEVELOPMENT, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR.FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $27,000 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND SURVEY FOR A NORTHEAST PARK. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO OFFER $24,000 TO THE R. BRUCE DAVIS ESTATE FOR THIS LAND AND IF THE OFFER IS REJECTED THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDINGS. MR. GuY AGNOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE PROPOSED SEWAGE DRAINAGE SYSTEM STUDY. HE STATED THAT THE STUDY AREA WILL INCLUDE ALL LAND WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THAT LAND OUTSIDE THE CITY WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE FLOWS WITHIN THE CITY. HE STATED THAT THE STUDY WILL CONSIST OF THREE PHASES AS FOLLOWS: I. PREPARATION OF AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES; 2. ~N ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USED WITH RESEARCH ON RAINFALL AND FLOOD DATA; AND 3. PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM. HE RECOMMENDED THAT AUTHORIZATION BE GIVEN TO SELECT A LOCAL ENGINEERING FIRM AND TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT LIMITING THE STUDY TO A BUDGET OF $85,000. A MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THAT THIS MATTER BE'POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET WAS DEFEATED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. FIFE AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. GILLIAM, AND MRS. RINEHART. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THAT THIS MATTER BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AT TPE OCTOBER 2i, 1974 MEETING WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING RECOMMENDING THAT TIE CITY PARTICIPATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY IN SOLVING THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM AT MEMORIAL GYMANSIUM. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REMOVING THE STEPS AND INSTALLING RAMPS IS $44,000. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY PARTICIPATE TO THE EXTENT OF $22,000 OF WHICH $I7,750 IS AVAILABLE IN THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE FOLLOWING