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~42 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN SERVED WITH A MOTION OF DECLARATORY JUDGMENT CONCERNING THE HOUSE REFERENDUM BILL. MR. BOWEN STATED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD NOT DEFEND THE SUIT SINCE HE HAD MADE A PUBLIC MATTER RE: DECLARATORY APPEARANCE IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL AND PERSONALLY BELIEVED IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. JUDGMENT - HOUSE REFERENDUM BILL. MR. BOWEN FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED MR. GEORGE GILMER AND DISCUSSED RETAINING HIM ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO DEFEND AGAINST THE SUIT. MR. GILMER AGREED TO REPRESENT~7HE CITY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF HIS APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL. MR. BOWEN RECOMMENDED THAT MR. GILMER BE SO APPOINTED. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. \ CLERK PRESI ENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - JUNE 1, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT; MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MAY 18, 1959 AND MAY 27, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. E. R. SLAUGHTER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY OFFICE. MR. SLAUGHTER STATED THAT THE P. H. A. FUNDS HAD BEEN CUT OFF EFFECTIVE MAY 31, 1959 PENDING CLARIFICATION OF MATTER RE: OPERATING FUNDS REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING THE HOUSING REFERENDUM BILL AND THAT THE U. R. A. FUNDS WOULD PAY ONE-HALF THE AUTHORITY OFFICE COST OF THE OFFICE OVERHEAD. HE REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO APPROPRIATE $650.00 PER MONTH FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS TO TAKE CARE OF THE OTHER ONE-HALF OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: APPROPRIATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT $c HOUSING AUTHORITY OFFICE THAT X1,950.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING REQUEST. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. P. E. TAYLOR REQUESTING THAT THE 9OO BLOCK - DRUID AVE. 9OO BLOCK Oh DkUIU AVENUE BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. ACCEPTED INTO CITYSTREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD INSPECTED THIS STREET AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT SE ACCEPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FORE- GOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 33-68 (1} BE HELD ON JULY 6, 1959 AT 2:00 P. M. THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE CITY~S ORDINANCE OFFERED AND OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED", WAS OFFERED CARRIED OVER TO PUB. HEARING SEC. 33-6$ OF CH. 33 BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER AND CARRIED OVER TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO MATTER RE: RETIREMENT PLAN RETIREMENT PLAN. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. SCRIBNER, MR. WEINBERG AND MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~--- ~.~~1-a./ _ /~ CLERK PRES ENT i "~ lf,