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285 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED. ORDINANCE ADOPTED SECo 9s CH. 28 MATTER RE: TRAFFIC FATALITY SIGN LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER MATTER RE: AGREEMENT - WIDENING PARK STREET REPORT RE: RETIREMENT PLAN COMM, CARRIED OVER THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TAX PAYER ON JANUARY 1~ 1965~ ON WHICH THE PRESENT TAXES ARE DUE ON DECEMBER 5~ 1965~ WOULD BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR ONLY AND COMMENCING JANUARY I~ 1966s NO PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT OR TAX WOULD BE LEVIED ON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.) THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FURTHER FEELS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN NO LONGER PUT OFF PRESSING .NEED FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGSs STREET IMPROVEMENTS~ AND OTHER OVERDUE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THESE NEEDS ARE LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SO FAR AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE MET WiTH LOCAL EFFORT, A SALES TAX REPRESENTS A WARD-LEVEL ACTION TO OUR PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEEPS YOUR GOVERNMENT AS-C.LOSE TO THE PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, THE SALES TAX WILL ALSO HELP KEEP OUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AT A SAFE LEVEL SO AS NOT TO ENDANGER THE CITY'S SPLENDID TRIPLE A CREDIT RATING,. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FEELS THAT IN AT[EMOtING TO MEET OUR NEEDS ON A LOCAL LEVEL IT WOULD BEs IN FACT~ A DISADVANTAGE TO WAIT LONGER ON A STATE SALES TAXs WHICHs IF ADOPTEDs WOULD MEET LESS THAN HALF OUR NEEDS, IF A STATE SALES TAX IS ADOPTED WE WOULD RECOMMEND ADJUSTMENTS IN THE CITYtS TAX STRUCTURE TO OFFSET REVENUE THAT MIGHT BE LOST BY THE CITY, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: Bo J, HAGGERTY - AYE LouIE L. SCRIBNER - AYE d, R, PONTON - No ON MOTION BY MR, HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER~ THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE~: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR, MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR, SCRIBNER, NOES: MR, PONTON. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 9 ENTITLED 'SIGNS FOR V/HICH PERMIT NOT RE(;RtlRED' OF CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLEs 1959~ BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH NO. 9" WAS OFFERED BY MR, SCRIBNERs SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTYs AND UPON THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED AS TO THE SECOND READING BY UNANIMOUS VOTEs WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR, HAGGERTY~ MR, MOUNTs MR, PONTON~ MR, RENNOLDS AND MR, SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. A MOTION BY MR, RENNOLDS~ SECONDED BY MR, HAGGERTY~ THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED THE d C~s TO ERECT A TRAFFIC FATALITY S. IGN AT THE S. E, CORNER OF HCINTIR£ ROAD AND THE ~)O~Y PASS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND KEPT UP TO DATE AT ALL TIMES~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED~;j~i ORDINANCE FOR IHPOSING AND COLLECTING LICENSES AND TAXES FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR T~/ELVE MONTHS, C0r~4ENCING THE FIRST DAY OF HAY, 1965 AND ENDING THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL~ 1966" WAS OFFERED aY MR. RENNOLDSs SECONDED BY MR, SCRIBNER~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION, ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON~ SECONDED BY MR. SCRtBNER~ THE ~AYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH THE PARK STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH FOR WIDENING PARK STREET FROM CUTLER LANE TO MEADOW CREEK, THE TREASURER'S REPORT OF THE RETIREMENT PLAN COMMISSION NAS PRESENTED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ,ERK REQUEST RE: CLOSING ALLEY REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM, REQUESTS FROM DOGWOOD FESTIVAL GRANTED COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 15, 1965 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTYs MR. PONTON~ MR, RENNOLDS AND MR, SCRIBNER. ABSENT: MR. MOUNT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 1~ 196~ WERE READ AND APPROVED. A REQUEST TO CLOSE AN ALLEY BETWEEN MAURY AVENUE AND LEwis STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HAVE AMUSEMENT RIDES AT HCtNTIRE PARK DURING THE FESTIVAL WEEK~ HANG STREET DECORATIONS AND EXEMPTION FROM THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE,A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~