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409 MORTGAGE PROPERTY. THE COMMITTEE CANNOT URGE TOO STRONGLY THE NECESSITY OF COMPLETING THIS PROJECT AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. B. THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BEGIN FORMAL PLANNING FOR A NEW MUNICIPAL. BUILDING ON THE SITE RECOMMENDED IN (OCATION ~~ NAME.LY THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY ,JEFFERSON AND HIGH STREETS ANO THIRD AND FOURTH STREETS. THE COMMITTEE IS OF THE OPINION THAT A NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS URGENTLY NEEDED ANO THAT THIS NEED WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE. THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTS THAT A PRIORITY RATING BE ASSIGNED THIS PROJECT AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF OTHER NECESSARY MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT a DEFINITE TIME SCHEDULE BE ESTABLISHED FOR A START ON ITS CONSTRUCTION. C. THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF PLACING BOTH THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND THE CORPORATION COURT AND CLERKS OFFICE BUILDING ON THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY .JEFFERSON AND HIGH STREETS AND THIRD AND FOURTH STREETS 4/ITH THE ACCOMPANYING CLOSING OF FOURTH STREET BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND HIGH STREETS BE CONSIDERED BY THE ARCHITECTS EMPLOYED TO DRAW PLANS FnR THE TWO BUILDINGS, Vil. COST AND FINANCING THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH ACCURATE COST FIGURES ON BOTH LAND AND BUILDINGS. THE COMMITTEE FURTHER FEELS THAT !T CANNOT MAKE CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO FINANCING SINCE IT iS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHAT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS THE CITY MIGHT BE ENTAILING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HOWEVER IT IS THE HOPE OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CORPORATION COURT AND CLERK S OFFICE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY FINANCED OUT OF SURPLUS CITY FUNDS. THE COMMITTEE ANTICIPATES THAT A BOND ISSUE WILL BE NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. VIII. THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE THIS COMMITTEE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT IT NOT BE DISCHARGED BUT THAT IT CONTINUE IN BEING SUBJECT TO REACTIVATION BY THE CHAIRMAN OR AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTIVELY SUBMITTED ~ BUDDY GLOVER ~SIGNED~ ~ BUDDY raLOV ERA CHA 1 RMAN Q MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE x Q THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS ADOPTED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE AT A MEETING HELD MAY 12, 1960 AT ALUMNI HALL. LINDSAY B. MOUNT ~SIGNED~ SECRETARY A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED WfTH THANKS AND THAT THE COMMITTEE NOT BE OISCHARGED~ BUT THAT IT CONTINUE IN BEING SUBJECT TO REACTIVATION BY THE CHAIRMAN OR AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCILS WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER THAT IMMEDIATE STEPS BE TAKEN TO SECURE A CLERKS OFFICE AND CORPORATION rOURT HOUSE ANO THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE FROM rOUNCIL TO SELECT A SITE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. DAVIS~ MR. SCRIBNER ANO MR. COLEMAN TO THIS COMMITTEE. MR. RANDOLPH H. FERRY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT 1962 WouLO BE THE MATTER RE: 2(~OTH TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY. MR. PERRY SUGGESTED THAT A COMMITTEE BE ANNIVERSARY nF CITY APPOINTED TO S TART MAKING PLANS FOR A CELEBRATION DURING THAT YEAR. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A JOINT COMMITTEE FROM • THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CITY COUNCIL WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR STATED THAT HE WOULD APPOINT MR. PERRY CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMI TTEE AND WOULD NAME THE OTHER MEMBERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMMUNI CATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. LEROY BRUTON REQUESTING EXTENSION OF REQUEST FOR WATF..R ~ GAS ItNES LnNGVIEw SUB. WATER AND GAS LINES FOR LONGVIEW SUBDIVISIONS WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE CITY. THE CITY GRANTED MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THIS REQUEST BE GRANTED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG~ SECONDED BY MR. [7AVIS~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION 4IAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG~ A COUNTY WATER CONNECTION ~O. WATER CONN. - BARR Olt. CO. pRANTED WAS APPROVED FOR BARR OIL COMPANY ON R10 ROAD UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CHARLO TTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE AIRPORT PROPOSED BUDGET - CH~VILLE- AIB. AIRPORT APPROVED FOR THE FISCAL YE AR BEGINNING .JULY 1, 1960 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200.00 WAS PRESENTED. • ON MOTION BY MR. SGRtBNER~ SECONDED 8Y MR. WEI NBERG~ THE FOREGOING BUDGET WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.