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2OO b. APPROPRIATION: $65,337 - ViEW Community Support Program (2nd reading) BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $65,337.00, awarded as a grant to the Charlottesville Department of Social Services from the Virginia Department of Social Services, is hereby appropriated to expenditure account 12-161-062315. The purpose of this grant is to fund collaborative efforts among the Charlottesville/Albemarle Chamber of Commerce and local Social Services departments in Planning District 10 to support the welfare-to-work infrastructure and programs for participants. c. APPROPRIATION: $402,755 - Police Department - Universal Hiring Grant (2nd reading) BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $369,875.00, to be received from the U.S. Department of Justice under the Universal Hiring Grant program, is hereby appropriated to expenditure account 11-270-041160 for the purpose of hiring five (5) additional police officers. Local matching funds of $32,880 will be transferred from expenditure account 05-270-041010 in the Police Department budget, for a total appropriation of $402,755.00. d. APPROPI~JATION: $1,458 - Traffic Safety Grant (carried over) e. RESOLUTION: Eminent Domain - Gas Easement on Grove Road (2nd reading) WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville, in order to complete the necessary installation of municipally owned natural gas facilities from Free Union to Mclntire Road, needs a permanent easement, shown on the attached plat, across property designated as Parcel 124 on City Tax Map 42A (known as 1431 Grove Road), owned by M. E. Gibson, Jr. and Pamela S. Gibson ("Owner"); and WHEREAS, bona fide efforts have been made to acquire the easement by purchase from the Owner, but the efforts have been ineffectual because of the inability of the parties to agree on the price or terms of sale of the easement; and WHEREAS, the City has no recourse but to acquire the easement for this proposed public use through the exercise of its power of eminent domain as authorized by the Code of Virginia and the Charter of the City of Charlottesville; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the Mayor and Council support and endorse the natural gas line expansion project and concur that its installation and the acquisition of the easement satisfy a public purpose and necessity; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the City is authorized to acquire the easement and to enter upon the property of M. E. Gibson, Jr. and Pamela S. Gibson, to install the natural gas facilities, as provided in Sections 33.1-119 and 33,1.~120 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute eminent domain proceedings (including those authorized under Article 7 of Title 33.1 of the Code of Virginia) to acquire the said easement across property identified as Parcel 124 on City Tax Map 42A, and to execute such instruments as may be necessary for the proceedings. f. RESOLUTION: Eminent Domain - Gas Easement on Yorktown D~Ve (2nd reading) WHEREAS, the ,~City of Charlottesville, in order to complete the necessa~,installation of municipally owned natural gas facilities from Free Union to Mclntire Road, 'needs a