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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Council. APPOINTMENTS: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS On motion by Mr. Cox, seconded by' Mr. Caravati, Council made the following appointments to the Board of Architectural Review by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None. Mr. Joseph Atkins (architect) was appointed to an unexpired term, to expire on January 1, 2002. Mr. Wade Tremblay (~ml/commercial property owner in architectural design control district) was appointed to a four year term, to expire on January 1, 2004. Ms. Linda Winner (resident of architectural design control district) was reappointed to a four year term, to expire on January 1, 2004. Mr. Preston Coiner (historic preservation) was appointed to a four year term, to expke on January I, 2004. Ms. Lynne Ely (historic preservation) was appointed to a four year term, to expire on January 1, 2004. The meeting was adjourned. COUNCIL CHAMBER - March 6, 2000 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS: PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY; FRANK IX & SONS Ms. Daugherty presented the City's Business Recognition award to Ms. Suzanne Staton of Pepsi Cola Bottling Company. Ms. Daugherty presented the following resolution to the family and plant manager of Frank Ix and Sons. WHEREAS, Frank Ix & Sons opened in Charlottesville in October t928, ~th 120 looms and between 100 and 150 employees; and WHEREAS, Frank Ix & Sons was a textile manufacturing company that initially produced silk and then manufactured man-made synthetic fibers; WltEREAS, over 900 people were employed by Frank Ix & Sons in the early 194frs; and WItEREAS, Frank Ix & Sons owned housing on Elliott Avenue which it rented at moderate rates to its employees and later sold to its employees in the 1940's and 1950's; WHEREAS, Frank Ix & Sons was a good corporate citizen of the Charlottesville community, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and contributed to such charitable organizations as United Way; and WHEREAS, at its peak Frank Ix & Sons had corporate and accounting offices in New York and New Jersey which moved to Charlottesville in the 1990's, as well as two other manufacturing plants; and WHEREAS, prior to its official closing in October 1999, Frank Ix & Sons produced between 600,000 and 700,000 linear yards of fabric per week;