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211 Virginia for local operation of fire protection programs is hereby appropriated to expenditure account 11-25080 in the Grants Fund for the purchase of firefighting equipment and related training expenses. APPROPRIATION: $8,700 - SIDEWALK REIMBURSEMENT (2nd reading) The $8,700 appropriation for sidewalk reimbursement which was offered at the May 18th meeting, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr, Hall, Mr. Towe. Noes: None. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of charlottesville, Virginia that the sum of $8,700, received from the Historic Renovation Corporation as the adjacent property owner's share of the cost of construction of the Rugby Road sidewalk project is hereby appropriated to expenditure account 05-34000 in the Capital Projects Fund for expenditure in connection with future sidewalk projects. APPROPRIATION: (2nd reading) $10,000 - STUDY OF SOUTHSIDE AREA OF CITY Mr. Towe questioned whether there would be overlap between this study and the study being conducted by the Urban Design consultants, and if so, could the information be shared. Mr. Hendrix stated that the Urban Design consultants would be concentrating on design and the study of the southside area of the City would focus on land use and traffic. Mrs. Gleason state that any information gathered by the consultants would be shared. The $10,000 appropriation for the study of the southside area of the City which was offered at the meeting of May 18th, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Hall, Mr. Towe. Noes: None. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the sum of $10,000 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to expenditure account 01-33060 to pay a consultant to study the Jefferson Park Avenue-Fontaine Avenue area of the City. RESOLUTION: ADOPTING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN Mr. Hendrix stated that the proposed Affirmative Action Plan details the methods to be utilized in the establishment of job requirements, recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, layoff, and recall of minorities and women in achieving a representative .workforce. Mr. Louie Chapman, Assistant City Manager, summarized the Affirmative Action Plan. Mrs. Gleason questioned the statement t'hat the Plan would be reviewed yearly, but would be reviewed in five years by Council. Mr. Chapman stated that staff would review the Plan on a yearly basis and would keep the Council apprised of the review, but the five-year review by Council would be more extensive. Mr. Barnes stated that~he felt the proposed Plan formalizes what the City has been trying to promote without establishing quotas. Mr. Barnes recommended some minor wording changes.