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PUBLIC HEARING RE: REQUEST for APPROVAL OF PUBLIC HOUSING PROdECTS THE COUNCIL MET mN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MRo .HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: MR. MOUNT. THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 17 1967 WERE PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION~ A NOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. VOGT THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THESE BUDGETS BE PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19 OF THE CITY CHARTER~ AND THAT APRIL 10~ 1967 AT 7:30 P. M. AT THE CITY COURTHOUSE BE SET AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID BUDGETS7 WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOT)ON THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRESIDENT CiTY COURTHOUSE - MARCH 27, 1967 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. B. J. HAGGERTY MR. R. S. JOHNSON MR. L. B. MOUNT MR. B. A. RENNOLDS MR. G. A. VOGT -TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE' COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 27TH INST. AT 7:30 P. M. OICLOCK AT THE CiTY COURTHOUSE. To CONSIDER THREE APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING PROdECTS TO WIT: 1. GARRETT STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE. 2~ REVISED RIDGE LANE CONSTRUCTION SITE. 3, FIRST STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE. BY ORDER OF J. S.RUSH, JR. (,S,!,.G,~ED) B.A. RENNOLDS (S, IGNED) , CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ HR. JOHNSON~ HR. MOUNT~ HR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: NONE. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE REQUEST OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL Of THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS: GARRETT STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE~ REVISED RIDGE LANE CONSTRUCTION SITE~ AND FirST STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT PETITIONS WITH APPROXIMATELY 17300 SIGNATURES HAD BEEN RECEIVED REQUESTING A REFERENDUM ON EACH OF THE SITES, AND ASSUMING THAT EACH PETITION CONTAINED SIGNATURES OF AT LEAST 500 QUALIFIED VOTERS~ THE MATTER WAS NOW OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. HE STATED THAT THE LAW REQUIRES THAT A REFERENDUM BE HELD ONCE SUCH A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED. EVERYONE PRESENT WAS THEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, DURING WHICH A LARGE NUMBER EXPRESSED THEIR OPINION BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THESE SITES. THE CiTY ATTORNEY WAS DIRECTED TO VERIFY THE SIGNATURES ON TH~ PETITIONS AND ASCERTAIN IF THEY CONTAIN THE REQUIRED NUHBER. ON MOTION BY HR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY HR. JOHNSON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY, THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. HAGGERTY~ HR. JOHNSON~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL REQUESTS THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT ON THE GARRETT STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE BY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE APPROVED. 4O9