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94 A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE 70 PREPARE INFORMATION TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE PROS AND CONS OF PUBLIC HOUSING TO BE DISTRIBUTED BEFORE THE REFERENDUM WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION RE: RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN EXPENSES FOR COMMITTEE - PUBLIC HOUSING MR. OAVIS~ MR. MICHIE~ MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $2000.00 BE ANO THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENSES OF THE ABOVE COMMITTEE. A MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN THAT UNANIMOUS CONSENT BE GIVEN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER ANNEXATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN MR. DAVIS~ MR. MiCHIE~ MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED: ~~MANY PARENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED AND HAVE MADE INQUIRIES ABOUT THE CITY~S PLAN TO TAKE CARE OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO ARE TO BE ANNEXED. NORMALLY THIS INFORMATION IS SET FORTH IN THE COURT PROCEEDINGS HOWEVER WE APPRECIATE THE CONCERN OF THESE PARENTS STATEMENT GONCERNING'THE AND FEEL THAT THE CITY PLAN ON SCHOOLS AS SET FORTH BELOW SHOULD BE GIVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER ANNEXATION. AT THIS TIME. 1. THe MAP PREPARED 8Y THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT AND SUBMITTED HEREWITH SHOWS:'~A~ PRESENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS !N THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ~8~ A PLAN FOR PROVIDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE AREA PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION THROUGH AN EXTENSION OF PRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE CREATION OF A NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE AREA NORTH OF THE ROUTE 25O BYPASS AND BARRACKS ROAD AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 2. IN 1957 THE CITY VOTERS AUTHORIZED A BOND ISSUE OF $1,200,000. TO ENLARGE BURNLEY-MORAN~ JOHNSON CLARK AND JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASER ENROLLMENT IN THE CITY AND THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT EXPECTED FROM ANNEXATION. THESE ADDITIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 3. THE TABLE BELOW GIVES PUPIL CAPACITY OF CITY SCHOOLS THE 1959- 1960 ENROLLMENT IN EACH SCHOOLS AND THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN EACH EXTENDED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA; ~ PUPIL ENROLLMENT APPROXIMATE N0. ENROLLMENT CAPACITY 1959-1960 OF CHILDREN IN AFTER ANNEX- ANNEXATION AREA ATION BURNLEY-MORAN 720 562 110 672 CLARK 690 498 70 568 MCGUFFEY 480 354 0 354 JEFFERSON 990 882 20 902 JOHNSON 780 484 175 659 VENABLE 660 452 4 456 LANE HIGH SCHOOL 1000 750 175 925 ~ PUPIL CAPACITY IS FIGURED ON THE BASIS OF 3O PUPILS PER CLASSROOM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 23 PUPILS PER CLASSROOM IN HIGH SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO THE CHILDREN LISTED IN THE FOREGOING TABLES THERE ARE i APPROXIMATELY 260 ELEMENTARY PUPILS IN THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH