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116 COUNCIL CHAMBER - July 1, 1996 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano. ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR Mr. Toscano nominated Ms. Slaughter to serve as Mayor and Ms. Daugherty seconded the motion. On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Daugherty, nominations for Mayor were closed. Ms. Slaughter was elected Mayor by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None. Abstaining: Ms. Slaughter. Ms. Richards nominated Ms. Daugherty for the office of Vice Mayor, noting that Ms. Daugherty has made substantial contributions to the City and will represent the City in all its diversity. Mr. Toscano seconded the motion. On motion by Ms. Daugherty, seconded by Mr. Toscano, the nominations for Vice Mayor were closed. Ms. Daugherty was elected Vice Mayor by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Cox, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None. Abstaining: Ms. Daugherty. Ms. Slaughter thanked Councilors for electing her as Mayor, and expressed appreciation to Mr. Toscano for his outstanding job as Mayor during the past two years. Ms, Slaughter welcomed new Councilors, Mr. Cox and Ms. Richards. Ms. Slaughter listed some of her main priorities: attract and retain young families, form a new alliance with the School Board, and work on education and other issues with Albemarle County. Ms. Slaughter announced that ten Charlottesville High School students are attending the State's Governor's School this summer, out of only 200 students statewide chosen to attend. Ms. Slaughter acknowledged three Bufley Middle School students who have operated the cameras for Council meetings, and who will be attending Albemarle and Western Albemarle High Schools next year. PUBLIC Mr. Boyd Knott, representing the Annual Dogwood Festival, expressed concern about the proposal to locate an additional Little League at Mclntire Park and thereby displace the Dogwood Festival carnival and other activities that take place in the open space at the park. Ms. Daugherty said she was not aware that the additional Little League field would take up such a large amount of space when the request was made. Responding to a question from Mr. Cox, Mr. Knott stated that the carnival takes up the entire available open space. Mr. Knott added that it is unlikely that the grass, which is damaged during the carnival and then repaired by the Dogwood Festival, would be sufficiently repaired in time for use by the Little League if the same space was used for both purposes. Mr. O'Connell said staffis involving the original architect for Mclntire Park to see if the request by the Little League can be accommodated along with continued use of the park by the Dogwood Festival. Mr. O'Connell said the feasibility of use Towe Park is also being investigated.