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ON REQUESTING a CHANGE IN THE RATE STRUCTURE DURING THE PRESENT FRANCHISE AND ALSO IF HIS COMPANY INTENDED ASKING THE CITY TO CHANGE THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DURING THE PRESENT FRANCHISE. MR. HORVITZ INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT THE COMPANY'S INTENTION TO RAKE EITHER OF THESE REQUESTS. MR. GILLIAM ALSO ASKED WHAT THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REQUIRED UP GRADE WOULD BE AND WHEN THEY EXPECTED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. MR. HORVITZ STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST WAS BETWEEN $700,000.00 AND $I,400,000.00 AND THAT THE CHANGES WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE PRIOR TO 1979. ACT'ION ON THIS PROPOSAL WAS DEFERRED TO THE MEETING OF JUNE 2, 1975 BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE AND MR. GILLIAM, NOES: MRS. REQUEST RE: APPROPRIATION SCHOOL BOARD - ADDITIONAL RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. REV. HENRY MITCHELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT $72,000 BE RESTORED TO THE I975-76 SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET WHICH WOULD RESTORE SIX NON-TEACHING SUPPORT PERSONNEL. EIGHT PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. A MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THAT THE ADOPTED BUDGET BE AMENDED TO INCREASE SCHOOL EXPENDITURES BY $72,000 AND DECREASE THE ENDING BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. GILLIAM AND MRS. RINEHART. NOES: MR. FIFE AND MR. VAN YAHRES. MR. VAN YAHRES STATED THAT HE WAS SPEAKING AS A PARENT, BUT OPPOSED THIS MOVE. HE FELT THAT A NEW PROCEDURE WILL BE ESTABLISHED, WHERE BY THE BUDGET PROCESS CAN BE BY PASSED. MR. FIFE STATED THAT HE FELT THE SCHOOL BOARD COULD HAVE ACCOMMODATED THESE POSITIONS EVEN WITH THE CUT. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD PROPOSE THAT THE COUNCIL RESTORE $36,000 AND THE SCHOOL BOARD COME UP WITH THE OTHER HALF. MR. FIFE MOVED THAT $56,000 BE RESTORED TO THE SCHOOL BUDGET AND THE SCHOOL BOARD BE REQUESTED TO KEEP THESE POSITION. THIS MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A APPOINTMENT: URBAN OBSERVATORY POLICY BOARD APPOINTMENT: R,S.V.P, ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPOINTMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPOINTMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPOINTMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS: MCGUFFEY COMMUNITY ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTER COMMISSION SECOND. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, VIRGINIA CARRINGTON, WAS APPOINTED TO THE URBAN 0BSERVATORY POLICY BOARD. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, ANNA BELL HOPKINS, WAS APPOINTED TO THE R. S. V. P. ADVISORY BOARD. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, VIRGINIA PECK, WAS APPOINTED TO THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. DN MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, EUGENE WILLIAMS, WAS APPOINTED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, WILLIAM MASSIE SMITH, WAS APPOINTED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. ON MOTION BY MR. FI:FE, BETTIE SCOTT, WAS APPOINTED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE APPOINTED TO THE MCGUFFEY COMMUNITY ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTER COMMISSION, ROBERT VICKERY, JILL RINEHART AND ROGER WILEY. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, LUCIUS BRACEY, WAS APPOINTED TO THE MCGUFFEY COMMUNITY ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTER COMMISSION.