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493 HOUSING, AND A PRELIMINARY LOAN CONTRACT WAS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING THEREOF AND WHEREAS, BY REFERENDUM DULY HELD ON JUNE 14, 1960, THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, HAS APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PUBLIC HOUSING AND HAS APPROVED ITS CONSTRUCTION ON A SITE GENERALLY LOCATED AT RESOLUTION RE: PUBLIC HOUSING THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE STREET AND HARTMAN MILL ROAD NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AS FOLLOWS: THAT THE DEVELOPMENT BY THE AUTHORITY OF A lOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 1Z5 DWELING UNITS IN THE VICINITY OF THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE STREET AND HARTMAN MILL Roao ON A SITE DESCRIBED AS BOUNDED BY THE RED LINES ON ATTACHED PAGE OF THE CITY LAND MAP IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. LEE, AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. LEE, MR. MOUNT AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE (MR. MICHIE ABSENT . MR. GEORGE GILMER, .JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE REFERENDUM MATTER RE: REFERENDUM - BE SET TO COINCIDE WITH THE ~IULY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. MR. GILMER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT SUGGESTIONS - BETTER INFORMED PUBLIC. PUBLIC HEARINGS BE HELD AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE. MR. EUGENE WILLIAMS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND AGREED THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE BETTER INFORMED. HE ALSO REQUESTED THAT A NEGRO BE APPpINTED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~ /7 CLERK `' PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER -MAY 1, 1961 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY, MR.~LEE, MR. MICHIE, MR. MOUNT AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF APRIL 17, 1961, APRIL 19, 1961 ANO APRIL 21, 1961 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MRS. MARTHA GRAVES REQUESTING THAT THE MATTER RE: FLAG- NEW COURT HOUSE JACK JOUETT CHAPTER N.S.D.A.R. BE PERMITTED TO PRESENT THE CITY WITH THE UNITED STATES FLAG FOR THE NEW COURT HOUSE. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS ACCEPTED WITH THANKS. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. LEE, MR. MICHIE, MR. MOUNT ANO MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE: APPROPRIATION - BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVERTISING FUND THAT $1,SOO.OO BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE 1961- 6Z CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVERTISING FUND. KIWANIS CLUB - NON-PROFIT ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE KIWANIS CLUB WAS DECLARED A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION S9-D OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM RADIO STATION WCHV REQUESTING PERMISSION MATTER RE: TAPE RECORD COUNCIL MEETINGS TO TAPE RECORD COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR LATER BROADCAST. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, ' SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE THREE LOCAL RADIO