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472 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 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 COUNCIL~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. RiNEHART~ MR. VOGT AND MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 5, 1968 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 !5~ t968 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. W. COPLEY MCLEAN~ 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. RINEHART~ 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 ~54,490.15 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM SURPLUS SCHOOL FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1967-68 BUDGET. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING NEED FOR LOW-RENT HOUSING ADOPTED BY THE COb~CIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ON FEBRUARY 5, 1968 WHEREAS, IT 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 t937, 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. CATtON 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 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 7, 1964; NOW, THEREFORE, BE it 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.