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240 COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 5, 1957 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. COLEMAN AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: MR. MICHIE AND MR. SCRIBNER• THE MINUTES OT THE MEETING OF JULY 15, 1957 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR RESOLUTION - APPROPRIATION CONSIDERATION: RE: UTILITIES IN KELLY AVE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND PARISH STREET CARRIED OVER THAT $3,290.45 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF UTILITIES IN KELLY AVENUE AND PARISH STREET. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. FRANK J. DOHERTY STATING THAT HE WOULD ACCEPT THE CITY'S OFFER TO SEII HIM THE LOT ADJOINING HIS MATTER RE: PROPERTY PROPERTY FOR $400.00. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, OFFER ACCEPTED - FRANK J. DOHERTY THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATING THAT IT WAS THEIR INTENTION TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL DUES IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD MATTER RE' INCREASE IN OF DIRECTORS. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THESE DUES HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED RATES - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY CONTINUE THE SAME NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS AT THE NEW RATE. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE CONTEMPLATED INCREASE IN GAS RATES WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY SINCE THE COMPANY SUPPLYING GAS TO THE CITY MATTER RE: GAS RATES WAS PLANNING TO REMOVE SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE GAS THEREBY REDUCING THE BTU'S PER CUBIC FOOT. MR. BOWEN RECOMMENDED THAT NO INCREASE BE MADE IN THE RATES, BUT SUGGESTED THAT SOME THOUGHT BE GIVEN TO INCREASING THE MINIMUM CHARGE. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR STUDY ANO REPORT. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROPRIATION RE: THAT $1,200.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE AND THE TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND LIGHTS .JEFF. PK. AVE. & W. MAIN ST. SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND LIGHTS FOR JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AND WEST MAIN STREET. REQUEST FOR UTILITIES: A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM IVY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REQUESTING MARTHA .JEFF. SHOPPING CENTER CITY UTILITIES FOR THE MARTHA JEFFERSON SHOPPING CENTER ON ROUTE # 29 AT BARRACKS ROAD. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THIS REQUEST WAS GRANTED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS ANO CONDITIONS. APPROPRIATION - OVER-EXPENDED THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $48,337.98 FOR OVER-EXPENDED ACCOUNTS IN THE ACCOUNTS. 1956-1957 BUDGET, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JULY 15, 1957, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. ORDINANCE ADOPTED' AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CH. 15, NEw sEC. 24. CITY CODE OF 195, AS AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 24, AND ENTITLED 'USE OF COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC BUILDING WITHOUT RUNNING WATER' ", ~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JULY 15, 1957, WAS AGAIN READ AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS AND