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PUBLIC HEARING RE= ZONING LIMITS ON LONG ST. REQUEST FROM ALE. RESCUE SQUAD RE: LAND TO CONSTRUCT BUILDING REQUEST TO HANG BANNERS ACROSS STREETS - FIREMEN~S CONVENTION ON NOTION BY HR. LEE, SECONDED BY MR. PoNToN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA~ THAT THE SALE OF ~3~O00, O00,OOClTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ WATER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES OF 1962~ BEARING INTEREST ON THE FIRST 8 MATURITIES AT THE RATE OF 2o50~ PER ANNUM~ ON THE NEXT ~ MATURITY AT THE RATE OF 2.60~ PER ANNUN~ ON THE NEXT 1 MATURITY AT THE RATE OF 2.75~ PER ANNUM, AND ON THE NEXT 10 MATURITIES AT THE RATE OF 3.00~ PER ANNUM FOR THE SUM OF ~3,002,438.00~ PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST FROM THE DATE OF THE BONDS TO THE DATE OF DELIVERY, ASrREPORTED BY THE CITY MANAGER, BE AND THE SANE IS HEREBY APPROVED AND CONFIRMED. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER PROCEED TO HAVE SAID BONDS PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER UPON PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WiTH THE TERMS OF THE BID. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 6, 1962 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ HR. HOUNT~ HR. PONTON AND HR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JuLY 16, 1962, JULY 20, 1962 AND jULY 25, 1962 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. H. E. BAUMBERGER PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH THE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A CARTOON BY FRED A. SEIBEL WHICH APPEARED IN THE RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH COMMEMORATING THE CHARLOTTESVILLE 200TH ANNIVERSARY. THE MAYOR ACCEPTED THE DRAWING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THANKED HR. BAUMBERGER FOR THE GIFT. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE PETITION OF MR. S. ~. HEISCHMAN FOR A CHANGE IN THE ZONING LIMITS ON HIS PROPERTY ON LONG STREET. MR. HEISCHMAN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN BEHALF OF HIS REQUEST AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED. ON MOTION BY MR. HOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE ALBEMARLE RESCUE SQUAD~ INC. REQUESTING THE CITY TO LEASE A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE RESCUE SQUAD ON WHICH TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE ITS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. ON MOTION BY MR. LEE, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDE LAND NEAR THE TENNIS COURTS ON MClNTIRE ROAD AS REQUESTED BY THE ALBEMARLE RESCUE SQUAD~ INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING~ CONDITIONED UPON THE RESCUE SQUAD WORKING OUT THE LEASE ARRANGEMENTS SATISFACTORY WITH COUNCIL AND OBTAINING APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BUILDING BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS STARTED. MR. LIONAL KEY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO HANG BANNERS ACROSS THE STREETS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND AT THE ENTRANCES TO'THE CITY DURING THE WEEK OF THE FIREMEN~S CONVENTION. A MOTION BY HR. LEE~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED TO HANG THE BANNERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA'~ BUT NOT AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE CiTY WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.