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RESOLUTION RE FI RE COMPANY MATTER RE: EASEMENT MOORES CREEK MATTER RE: SUNDAY BLUE LAWS APPROPRIATION L~GHTING SOFTBALL FIELDS APPROPRIATION SWIMMING POOL WASHINGTON PARK ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE VOLUNTARY FIRE COMPANY AND THE CHARLOTTES- VILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT BE COMMENDED AND SINCERELY THANKED FOR THE EFFICIENT JOB OF CONTAINING AND EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE AT THE M. C. THOMAS FURNITURE COMPANY ON MARCH 317 1968. THE CITY MANAGER INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED THAT AN EASEMENT IS NEEDED ON A SMALL PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY THE CITY TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL OF MOORES CREEK IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. VOGT7 THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WiTH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THIS EASEMENT. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED TO COUNCIL CONCERNING POSSIBLE ACTION THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES IN THE STATE SUNDAY BLUE LAWS. THE PARTICULAR QUESTION INVOLVED SALE OF QUILL PENS ON SUNDAY. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO THE EFFECT THAT COUNCIL TAKE NO ACTION AT THE PRESENT TIME PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE LAW~ AS IT IS NOW WRITTEN, WOULD APPARENTLY ALLOW THE SALE OF QUILL PENS ON SUNDAY BECAUSE IN HIS OPINION THEY ARE CUSTOMARILY SOLD AS NOVELTIES OR SOUVENIRS. HE ADDED THE WARNING THAT HIS OPINION MIGHT NOT COINCIDE WITH THAT OF THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY WHO iS CHARGED WITH ENFORCING THE LAW. THE RESOLUTI:ON; APPROPRIATING $~4~000.00 FOR LIGHTING THE SOFTBALL gIELDS AT MCINTIRE PARK;~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 18, 1968, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY.~ MR, 'MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS~ MR. RINEHART AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $115~000.00 FOR A SWIMMING POOL AT WASHINGTON PARK~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 25~ 1968, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT, MR. RENNOLDS~ MR. RINEHART AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRESI DENT CITY COURTHOUSE - APRIL 15, 1968 CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS ADOPTED THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS~ MR. RINEHART AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. HOWARD R. PETERS, PASTOR OF FIRST METHODIST CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT A SYNOPS S OF THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 17 1968 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON THIS DATE HAD BEEN GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY SECTION t9 oF THE CiTY CHARTER. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGETS. A MOTION BY MR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT THAT THE PROPOSED CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1968-1969 BE ADOPTED,AND THAT THE CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO ENTER A SYNOPSIS OF THESE BUDGETS IN THE MINUTES AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19 OF THE CITY CHARTER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ESTIMATED REVENUE: SOURCE FOR OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, CITY AND SCHOOL DEBT CHARGES ESTIMATED RECEIVED ESTIMATED REVENUE DURING REVENUE 1968-69 1966-67 1967-68 INCREASE DECREASE REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS - $65~900,O00.00 GENERAL CITY TAX ~$1.O0 SCHOOL DEBT ~O.54 TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY $14,000~000.00 $659:000.00 $617,400.00 $41,600.00 355~860.00 365,400.00 0 0 9 ~ 540. O0