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REQUEST RE: SPECIAL UTILITY RATES - MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL REQUEST FOR FUNDS RE: CH'VILLE REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING - GARRETT STREET URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT. REQUEST RE: SEWER CONNECTIONS FOR STONEHENGE EXECUTIVE SESSION STAFF REPORT RE: TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION - JEFF. PK. AVE. $ EMMET ST. & RUGBY RD. & PRESTON AVE.' STAFF REPORT RE: CITY YARD RENOVATION STAFF REPORT RE: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN CONSIDERATION RE: APPROPRIATION - $19,000 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM PURCHASE PRICE OF $9,640.50. ON MOTION BY MRS, RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE OFFER WAS ACCEPTED AND THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED OF TRANSFER, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR, BARBOUR, MR, FIFE, MRS, RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSTAINED: MR. GILLIAM; A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL REQUESTING THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO GRANTING SPECIAL RATES FOR WATER AND SEWER TO THE HOSPITAL. MR. N. E. CARPENTER, ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. A STAFF REPORT WAS PRESENTED RECOMMENDING THAT FAVORABLE RATES FOR UTILITY SERVICES BE AVOIDED AND THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A REQUEST FOR FUNDS WAS PRESENTED FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR. WORK ON THE GARRETT STREET URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT. THE AUTHORITY REQUESTED AN AMENDATORY COOPERATION AGREEMENT WHICH WOULD COMMIT $223,987. WHICH IS 25% OF THE ADDITIONAL COST. MR. RICK COLLINS AND MR. GENE ARRINGTON ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THEY STATED THAT THIS AMOUNT COULD BE REDUCED AT A LATER DATE. MR. FIFE ASKED IF THE CITY AGREED TO SIGN THE AMENDATORY AGREEMENT, BUT REQUESTED A COMPLETE STUDY BEFORE ANY MONEY IS SPENT, WOULD THIS VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT AND ALSO, WOULD WE HAVE THE OPTION TO NOT SPEND ANYTHING. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THAT ACTION ON THIS MATTER BE DEFERRED UNTIL DECEMBER 18, 1974, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM CHARLES M. ROTGIN, REQLESTING THIRTY- EIGHT SEWER TAPS FOR THE NEXT SECTION OF STONEHENGE. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON DECEMBER 17, 1974 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, ~. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER STATING THAT DRAWINGS, SIGNAL DRAWINGS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY PLANS FOR THE JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE, EMMET STREET-RUGBY AVENUE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS HAVE BEEN CONPLETED AND REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO GO FOR BIDS ON THESE PROJECTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ON NOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART, THE FOREGOING. REQUEST WAS APPROVED. MR. GUY AGNOR ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REVIEWED THE PUBLIC WORKS HEADQUARTERS-CITY YARD PROJECT. HE REQUESTED APPROVED OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS: 1. THE AGREEMENT WITH STAINBACK AND SCRIBNER FOR THE DESIGN OF THE COMPLEX BE TERMINATED. 2. AUTHORIZATION BE GRANTED TO ADVERTISE FOR A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTI' CONTRACT PROPOSAL FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE BUILDINGS USING SPECIFICATIONS WRITTEN BY THE CITY ENGINEERING DIVISION. 3. A SITE PLAN BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. MR. BRUCE KEITH, PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, HOWEVER, ACTION WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION.