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239 WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this Council and the Planning Commission, duly advertised and held on June 9, 1998, this Council finds that such use will conform to the criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 34 of the City Code; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that a special use permit is hereby approved and granted to Sarah Yarney, owner of the property at 718 West Street, to allow operation of a child care facility at 718 West Street. This approval is conditioned upon the following: (1) Administrative approval of the final site plan with the following additions: (a) Storm water runoff details on how the new facility will be connected to the existing storm sewer system; (b) Locations, sizes and types of utilities and service connections, including sanitary sewer; and (c) Correction of the building's child care floor area to show 323 square feet total. (2) Limit of 20 children, which shall include a maximum of nine (9) infants (children 9 months or younger), in the child care facility with a correction to the building square footage total to reflect this limit. c. RESOLUTION: Cost of Living Increase for Retirees WHEREAS, the City Manager has submitted a proposed Employee Classification and Pay Plan for the City of Charlottesville dated July 1, 1998; and WHEREAS, the Pay Plan assigns salary ranges to each class or position in the City service; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the Employee Classification and Pay Plan for the City of Charlottesville dated July 1, 1998 and effective on that same date, is hereby approved pursuant to Sections 19-3 and 19-4 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1990, as amended, and a copy of the same shall be kept on file with the records of the meeting at which this resolution is approved. PRESENTATION: FIRST AMENDMENT MONUMENT Mr. Robert O'Neil, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, explained that 31 concept designs for the First Amendment Monument were received and were reviewed by a committee of citizens, staff and Council members Mr. Josh Wheeler with the Cemer for Protection of Free Expression, presented awards for the concept competition. Mr. Wheeler said that a cost and feasibility study, as well as consultation with the Board of Architectural Review and Urban Design Committee, will be conducted and funds will be raised from private sources to erect a First Amendment Monument. Mr. Wheeler said he is confident they will be able to implement one of the designs submitted. Mr. Wheeler said that seven submissions were selected for recognition, with the first choice selected because of the interactive component featured, a slate wall representing a community chalkboard. Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty, Mr. Wheeler said that the committee will be discussing the feasibility of all finalists. Mr. Wheeler noted that the issue of graffiti was a concern with several of the proposals. Mr. Cox said he was pleased that the first choice selection was designed by two graduates of the University of Virginia School of Architecture, and noted that the blackboard concept was unanimously supported by the committee.