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472 AND GOOCHLAND COUNTIES, BUT THAT ALBEMARLE HAS GROWN SO RAPIDLY IT COULD BE BETTER SERVED BY WITHDRAWING AND FORMING A NEW DISTRICT AND INVITED THE CiTY TO JOIN WITH THE COUNTY IN FORMING THE NEW DISTRICT. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION~ A MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND REPORT TO COUNClL~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR, RINEHART~ MR. VOGT AND MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 5~ 1968 REQUEST TO CLOSE ALLEY REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM, REQUEST FOR REZONING HUNTLEY HALL REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM. REQUEST FROM SCHOOL BOARD RE: SURPLUS FUNDS RESOLUTION RE: LOW-RENT HOUSING THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR, MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. RINEHART. ABSENT: MR, VOGT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JANUARY 15~ 1968 AND JANUARY 29~ 1968 WERE READ AND APPROVED, A REQUEST TO CLOSE THE ALLEY BETWEEN EARLY STREET AND AVON STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION° A PETITION FOR REZONING PROPERTY KNOWN AS HUNTLEY HALL ON STRIBLING AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTING AN APPROPRIATION Of ~54,490.15 FROM SURPLUS FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1967-68 BUDGET. DR. Wo COPLEY MCLEANy CHAIRMAN Of THE SCHOOL BOARD~ AND DR. EDWARD W. RUSHTON ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND DISCUSSED THE ITEMS PROPOSED FOR ADJUSTMENT. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHARTy 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 954,490.15 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM SURPLUS SCHOOL FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1967-68 BUDGET. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY HR. MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING NEED FOR LOW-RENT HOUSING ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ON FEBRUARY 5, 1968 ~-IEREAS~ tT IS THE POLICY OF THIS LOCALITY TO ELIMINATE SUBSTANDARD AND OTHER INADEQUATE HOUSING~ TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF SLUMS AND BLIGHT~ AND TO REALIZE AS SOON AS FEASIBLE THE GOAL OF A DECENT HONE IN A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF ITS CITIZENS~ AND WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATED HOUSING ACT OF 1937, AS AMENDED~ PROVIDES THAT THERE SHALL BE LOCAL DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR LOW-RENT HOUSING TO MEET NEEDS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY MET BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE; AND WHEREAS, LOW-RENT HOUSING IS NEEDED TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE HOUSING GOAL OF THIS LOCALITY; AND WHEREAS, THE APPLI.CA~TION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY AS REQUIRED BY SAID UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT~ WAS HERETOFORE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVtLLE~ VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 7~ 1964; NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE tT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA AS FOLLOWS: THERE STILL EXISTS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA A NEED FOR LOW-RENT HOUSING AT RE~TS WITHIN THE MEANS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.