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RESOLUTION RE: COMMUNITY CHEST ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. g~IEREAS COMMUNITY CHEST AGENCIES OFFERING CHARITY HELP DISCHARGE OUR OBLIGATION TO THE NEEDY. THE LARGER NUMBER OF AGENCIES OFFERING SPECIAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMON LIFE. THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE IS A VITAL COMMUNITY. ASSET WHICH MERITS RECOGNITION AND SMPPORTj AND WHEREAS CAMPAIGN SUCCESS WILL ENHANCE THE REPUTATION OF OUR CITY. ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST IDEA OF COMBINING MANY DRIVES INTO ONE IS IMPORTANT TO ORDERLINESS IN COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT) OVER A~D ABOVE THE HUMAN VALUES INVOLVED IN THE SERVICES RENDERED BY AGENCIES IN MEMBERSHIP WITH THE CHEST, AND WHEREAS WE STRESS TO ALL CITY EMPLOYEES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE'IR PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEST FUND-RAISING EFFORT~ AND RECOMMEND TO THEIR ATTENTION THE 'FAIR-SHARE PLAN ADOPTED BY EMPLOYEES IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AS AN EQUITABLE MEANS OF OBTAINING FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS WORTHWHILE PROJECT. NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ENDORSE THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COMMUNITY CHEST, AND RECOMMEND SUPPORT OF ITS FUND-RAISING DRIVE TO THE CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. THE.RESIGNATION OF MR. E. THORNTON TAYLOR FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS ACCEPTED WITH REGRETS. ' .... o .// PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - OCTOBER 2, 1961 £ REQUEST RE: STRIP OF LAND END OF LEONARD S~. ACQUIRE BY CONDEMNATION MATTER RE: REZONING PROPERTY ON MONTICELLO RD. - VA. COMM. FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: REZONING LAND FRONTING 150 FEET ON E. SIDE MONT. RD. ROCK HILL ACADEMY PARENT'S AsSOC. NON PROFIT PEARTREE LANE ACCEPTED INTO CITY STREET SYSTEM THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE) MR. MOUNT) MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18j 1961 AND SEPTEMBER 22) 1961 WERE READ AND APPROVED.' MR. LANDON BLACKHEAD ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE JEFFERSON HILLS CORPORATION) AND REQUESTED THE CITY TO ACQUIRE) BY CONDEMNATIONj A ONE ROOT STRIP OF LAND ACROSS THE END OF LEONARD STREET IN JEFFERSON HILLS SUBDIVISION WHICH IS NEEDED TO CONNECT THE STREET NOW BEING BUILT WITH THE OLDER PORTION OF LEONARD STREET. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. THE REQUEST OF THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED FOR REZONING ITS PROPERTY ON MONTICELLO ROAD WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE MATTER OF A BRICK FRONT FOR THE PROPOSED BUILDING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT~ DIVISION OF THE BUDGET OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT POSSIBLY SHRUBBERY COULD BE PLANTED ALONG THE FRONT BUT STATED THEY HAD NO AUTHORITY IN THE MATTER. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE I!I OF APPENDIX I! OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959, BY THE REZONING OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND FRONTING 150 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE OF MONTICELLO ROAD" WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 6~ 1961 WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR, LEE, MR, MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: MR. HAGGERTY. ON MOTION BY MR, PONTONj SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE ROCK HILL ACADEMY PARENT'S ASSOCIATION WAS DECLARED A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 89 (D) OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE ON ITS BAZAAR TO BE HELD OCTOBER ~ 1951. THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT PEARTREE LANE BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE P~LICY FOR STREETS WITHIN THE ANNEXED AREA. ON MOTION BY MR. LEE~ SECONDED BY MR.~MOUNT~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY