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46 <br /> <br />of services available which are appreciated and well used, <br />2) there is a desire for mere services and a need for <br />information concerning how to get involved in existing <br />services, 3) there is a need for youth employment, and <br />4) parents desire educational/fun activities for their <br />children during the summer months. The major recommenda- <br />tions of the study included encouraging youth employment, <br />preferably part-time and having a centralized information <br />source tof available services. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck recommended referring the report to the <br />Social Development Commission in order that i.t be studied <br />in conjunction with the budget process. Mr. Buck requested <br />that the Social Development Commission report w.ithin a <br />month's time whether their work load woUld allow time for <br />this study. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mrs. Gleason, seconded by Dr. Hall, the <br />Summer Needs of Youth Study was unanimously referred to the <br />Social Development Commission. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION: CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Locke, Transportation Manager for the Central <br />Virginia Transportation Association, informed Council of <br />the non-profit group's services which includes providing <br />transportation for Buckingham County residents to the <br />University University of Virginia Hospital, Martha Jefferson <br />Hospital, and local shopping centers. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION: SIERRA CLUB AND VIRGINIA CLEAN WATER ACTION GROUP: <br />NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST TOXIC HAZARD <br /> <br /> Mr. Patrick Kessing presented Council with a petition <br />signed by over 1,000 City residents in support of a <br />resolution to support a federal superfund. <br /> <br /> Mrs. Gleason commented on the large quantity of <br />correspondence Council had received in support of this <br />resolution. <br /> <br /> Mr. Wiley noted concern that an Environmental <br />Protection Agency list of potential hazardous waste sites <br />included the Ivy Landfill and City Yard. <br /> <br /> Me. Kessing stated that additional funding would help <br />remove unwarranted sites from the EPA list. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck stated that the City and County are investing <br />significant funds to ensure the safety of the Ivy Landfill. <br /> <br /> Mr. Barnes stated that he would abstain from voting <br />on the resolution due ~to a potential conflict of interest. <br /> <br /> On motion by Dr. Hall, seconded by Dr. Gunter, the <br />resolution supporting the Superfund was approved by Council, <br />with Mr. Barnes abstaining. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, hazardous waste disposal sites currently pose <br />a terrible threat to our health and our environment~ and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, chemicals and elements which cause injury, <br />disease, birth defects, and death are buried in many <br />sites in every state, contaminating drinking water, soil, and <br />food; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a strong Superfund law is the best program <br />for controlling or eliminating hazardous waste sites, and <br />must be requthorized prior to its expiration in October <br />1985; and <br /> <br /> <br />