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RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: TRANSPORTATION GRANTS HAND'CAPPED CHILDREN 457 WHEREAS~ REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMIT THE MAKING OF TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES TO PARENTS OF SUCH SPECIALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN~ AND REQUIRE THAT ANY TRANSPORTATION FURNISHED DIRECTLY BY THE SCHOOL BOARD MUST BE IN VHEICLES WHICH MEET ALL STANDARDS SET BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION~ N~¥, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUEST THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATE FROM UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCES DESIGNATED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FROM THE YEAR 1966-67 A SUM NOT TO EXCEED ~7~500.00 TO BE EXPENDED FOR ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION TO PARENTS OF THE SPECIALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN NOW ATTENDING MCGUFFEY SCHOOL~ AS SET OUT ABOVE~ AND~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT CITY COUNC'IL BE REQUESTED TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO CONFER WITH THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE TO DETERMINE IF PROPER ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE WiTH THE COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO HAVE A COUNTY SCHOOL BUS HANDLE THE TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN CHILDREN AS SET OUT ABOVE FROM THE VENABLE SCHOOL TO THE GREENBRIER SCHOOL~ AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED ~50,00 PER CHILD PER YEAR, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE/PART.OF THE RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF McGUFFEY'PUPILS WOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST AND THEN THE PART PERTAINING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS FROM THE VENABLE DISTRICT TO GREENBRIER. DR, W, COPLEY MCLEAN THEN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE RESOLUTION IN DETAIL AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN~ DR, MCLEAN STATED THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS AT MCGUFFEY~ ALL OF WHOM HAVE BEEN TESTED~ AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 53 ARE HANDICAPPED TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL ON THEIR OWN. HE ALSO STATED THAT THESE CHILDREN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR TRANSPORTATION GRANTS, HE STATED THAT THE GRANTS WOULD BE ~]~5.O0 PER YEAR PAYABLE PROBABLY MONTHLY TO THE PARENTS~ WHO WOULD CONTRACT WITH THE TAXICAB COMPANY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION. A MOTION BY MR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR, RINEHART THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE SCHOOL BOARD BE AUTHORIZED TO INCLUDE AN ITEM IN ITS BUDGET FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN FROM HOME TO MCGUFFEY SCHOOL AND RETURN~ IN AN MOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ~7~500.00 FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SECTION 22-9.~:1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA IN MAKING THESE GRANTS~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. DR. MCLEAN THEN ELABORATED ON THE PORTION OF THE RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS FROM THE VENABLE DISTRICT TO GREENBRIER AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE CHILDREN BEING SENT TO GREENBRIER WERE SELECTED FROM AMONG THOSE CONSIDERED CULTURALLY DEPRIVED~ BY FAMILY UNITS~ BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AND ON THE BASIS OF WHICH GRADES AT GREENBRIER HAD SPACE FOR THEM. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE MODEL SCHOOL PROGRAM AND URGED COUNCILIS SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL AND FOUR PEOPLE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. BOARD DECISI©N~/ A PETITION FROM PATRONS OF GREENBRIER SCHOOL WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING COUNCILIS SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THE PROPOSAL AND SUGGESTED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SEEK TO FIND OTHER POSSIBLE MEANS OF FINANCING THE BUSSING ~ITHOUT USING PUBLIC FUNDS. A MOTION BY MR, HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART THAT THE MATTER BE TABLED UNTIL THE SCHOOL BOARD REPORTS FURTHER AND TO GIVE THE CITY ATTORNEY AN OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER STUDY THE MATTER. ON MOTION BY MR, HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~7)500.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD:S UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION GRANTS FOR HANDICAPPED PUPILS AT MCGUFFEY SCHOOL.