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.44 BE {T RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATION THAT ~1,610,155.QO BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO COVER CARRIED OVER RE: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE FOR OPERATION OF THE QUARTERLY ESTIMATE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CITYr,OVERNMENT AND CITY AND SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 3O, 1959 AS FOLLOWS: .1,507,592.50 CITY OPERATION 102,562.50 EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIOfd WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: APPROPRIATION - FURNACE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AT CITY LIBRARY THAT ~1,HOO.OO OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE FURNACE AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: RESOLUTION APPROPRIATION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CARRIED OVER RE: RECODIFYING THE CITY CODE THAT ~7,OOO.OO OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO COVER THE COST OF RECODIFYING THE CITY CODE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE ALBEMARLE S. P. C. A. PROPOSING A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY UNDER WHICH THE S. P. C. A. WOULD CARE FOR THE CITY~S MATTER RE: CONTRACT WITH SPCA - STRAY DOGS STRAY DOGS. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE DOG COMMITTEE. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: JUNE 12, 1959 ON MOTION BY MR. GRIGG, SECONDED BY MR. YOUELL, AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: BE IT PESOLVED THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WISHES TO CONGRATULATE THE FIRM OF HARLAND BARTHOLOMEb/ AND ASSOCIATES, AND ESPECIALLY THE SERVICES OF ITS TWO FINE REPRESENTATIVES: MR. FREDERIC M. ROBINSON, ASSISTANT MANAGER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN OFFICE, AND MR. JOSEPH M. ROSS, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, WHO CONTRIBUTED SO EXPERTLY TO THE PREPARATION OF OUR MASTER PLAN. 4~IE WISH TO EXPRESS TO THEM THE SINCERE APPRECIATION OF ALL FOR WHAT TNEY HAVE DONE. SINCERELY YOURS, LORIN A. THOMPSON ~SIGNED~ LORIN A. THOMPSON CHAIRMAN A MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THAT THE MASTER PLAN BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE COMMENDED AND SINCERELY THANKED FOR THEIR MANY HOURS OF SERVICE AND VALUABLE ASSISTANCE IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE GENTLEMEN; THIS LETTER iS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENTATION AND RELEASE OF THECHARLOTTESVILLE MASTER PLAN ON JUNE 9, 1959 BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMUNICATION RE: COMMISSION. INCLUDED BELOW ARE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING PERTAINING MASTER PLAN TO THE MASTER PLAN. THE MASTER PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY MR. ROBINSON WHO STATED THAT THE REPORT IS A CONDENSATION OF NINE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED AND THE PLAN AS PRESENTED INCLUDES THE REVISIONS MADE BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR A CONTROLLED AND BALANCED EXPANSION OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO SERVE THE GROWING CITY AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES LEADING TO ELIMINATION OF SLUMS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND INADEQUATE PARKING. MR. ROBINSON FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAS ESPECIALLY ENJOYED HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICIAL BOARDS AND PRIVATE CITIZENS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE MASTER PLAN. HE COMMENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RELATED CITY OFFICIALS FOR THEIR UNTIRING EFFORTS AND INTELLIGENT STUDY WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE PLAN. MATTER RE: PIGEONS THE f'`IGEONS IN THE CITY AND RECOMMENDED THAT AN ANTI PIGEON ORDINANCE BE CONSIDERED.