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159 <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck stated that he felt it would benefit the entire <br />community to have a local studio, but th. at Council should not <br />become involved in the competition between television corporations. <br />Mr. Buck added that locating transmitting towers in the County <br />could be controversial and was an issue that would need to be <br />worked out with the County. <br /> <br /> Mr. Barnes moved the resolution presented by Mr. Parker, <br />amending it to indicate Council's support generally for public <br />television stations endeavoring to program from the Charlottes- <br />ville area and transmitting to areas not currently~being served. <br /> <br /> Dr. Hall seconded the motion and the resolution was <br />unanimously approved by Council. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, efforts are being made to provide first service <br />PubliC Television to many citizens witkin the Piedmont area of <br />Virginia, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Public Television off-air signal penetration in <br />the area to be served i~smarginal to non-ex~stent, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, public and educational television programs to <br />be provided on the new transmitter are a desirable and valuable <br />commodity for the educational community and the general public, <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, applications are being made to the Federal <br />Communications Commission for a Broadcast License and to the <br />National Telecommunications and Information Administration for a <br />Capital Grant; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of <br />Charlottesville does express support for public television <br />corporations in their endeavors before the Federal Communications <br />Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information <br />Administration to program from the Charlottesville area and <br />to transmit .t.o areas not currently being served. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE <br /> <br /> Mr. Hehdrix stated that an error had been made by the <br />insurance company in the insurance cost estimate, with the <br />number of school bUses being too high, and that the actual <br />cost was less than originally anticipated. Mr. Hendrix <br />recommended amending the appropriation made at the previous <br />meeting to include motor vehicle liability insurance at a cost <br />of $287,307, with the balance of the appropriation to be used <br />to increase the reserve in the Risk Management Fund. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck stated that he was not certain that he would <br />continue tO support building up the reserve £und in future <br />budgets. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mrs. G'leason, seconded by Dr. Hall, the <br />resolution amending the insurance appropriation approved at <br />the meetin.g of December 23rd wa.s unanimously approved by Council. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on December 23, 1985 City Council approved an <br />appropriation authorizing the City Manager and Acting Director <br />of Finance to make expenditures from the Risk Management Fnnd <br />to pay premiums for certain insurance coverages; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with the expressed intent of City <br />Council to self-insure against Claims for bodily injury and <br />property damage liability arising out of the operation of the <br />City's motor vehicle fleet (excluding school buse.s), the <br />aforesaid appropriation authorized the City Manager to do all <br />acts required by the Department of Motor Vehicles to institute <br />self-insurance; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, motor vehicle liability insurance is now available <br />for a limited time, making it unnecessary for the City to self- <br />insure against such claims; now, therefore <br /> <br /> <br />