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COUNCIL CHAMBER - August 4, 1986 <br /> <br /> Council met in regular session on this date with the <br />following members present: Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. <br />Hall, Mr. Towe. Absent: Mr. Barnes. <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Towe, seconded by Dr. Hall, the <br />minutes of July 21st were unanimously approved as <br />corrected. <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br /> <br /> Dr. Joseph Mooney, Chairman of the Charlottesville <br />School Board, requested that the Council authorize the <br />School Board to sign a contract with the firm of Vickery, <br />Moje, Drinkard and Oakland Architects for schematic <br />designs for the renovation of Clark and Venable Elementary <br />School. Dr. Mooney noted that both the Capital <br />Improvements Committee and the School Board recommended <br />their employment. Dr. Mooney stated that the School~Board <br />realized that many questions remained unanswered and the <br />results of the demographic study had not been released, <br />but that it was important to begin the preliminary <br />architectural work in order to begin renovation work at <br />the schools in June. Dr. Mooney stated that the <br />demographic study was not expected to include any major <br />changes at the two schools, with the exception of the <br />possibility of recommending adding classrooms at Clark. <br />Dr. Mooney recommended that City and School staff work <br />with the architects to draw up a contract which would <br />contain an escape clause in order to protect the City <br />should the Council decide not to proceed with the <br />renovations as proposed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Towe asked what alternate sites would be used to <br />house the students during the renovation. <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Dunbar, of School Administration, stated that <br />it was believed that suitable arrangements could be made <br />to bus students to the Jefferson School Building during <br />the renovation process without major expense. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck stated that the procurement process had been <br />legally followed regarding the hiring of an architect but <br />that he felt the question remained as to what exactly <br />would be done. Mr. Buck recommended that the staff wo'rk <br />out a contract with the architect that would not commit <br />the City or the Schools to completing the project because <br />the process should tie in with the Capital Improvement <br />Project budget process and because of the unanswered <br />questions concerning the demographic study. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that staff would work with the <br />architect on a suitable contract. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF RIVANNA <br />WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY TO ADD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALBEMARLE <br />COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY AS BOARD MEMBER <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that Albemarle County had <br />requested that the Articles of Incorporation of the <br />Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority be amended in order to <br />allow the Executive Director of the Albemarle County <br />Service Authority to serve as a member of the Authority in <br />the place of the County Engineer, and that a public hearing <br />was required before amending the Articles. <br /> <br />As there no to speak the public hearing was closed. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: AMENDING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF RIVANNA <br />WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY TO ADD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALBEMARLE <br /> <br /> <br />