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5 <br />Petition re: Several people addressed the Council for and against the Preston Avenue School <br />Pre��ton Ave. <br />School Site Site. A petition against the Preston Avenue echool Site was presented by Mrs. Elmer <br />presented <br />Burruss, which petition was ordered filed. <br />On motion the Council went into Executive Session by the following recorded <br />vote: Ayes: Mr. Gleason, Dr. Haden, Mr. Huff, Mr. Jessup, and Mr. Peyton. Noes: None. <br />A motion by Mr. Jessup, seconded by Dr. Haden, that the City pay the sum of <br />561,801.00 for the purpose of acquiring all the properties in the proposed Preston <br />Avenue school site, and that when the deed to said property is acquired by the City, <br />the same shall be conveyed to the School Board of the City of Charlottesville, pro- <br />vided the following conditions are complied with: <br />(1) That the City shall not be responsible for any obligation in connection <br />Resolution <br />ding of the school and the completion of the same in excess of the <br />Appropriating with the buil <br />$61,801.00 <br />to buy funds provided for in P. W. A. Project Docket SVA -1286-F; <br />property <br />for Teti -1 (2) That as soon as funds are available the City shall be paid x°25,000.00 <br />White High <br />School Site out of the proceeds of the above project; and <br />(3) That as soon as practical the '11idway High School property shall be deeded <br />to the City; <br />was presented. Mr. Gleason offered a substitute motion that the Cler_� of the Council <br />be instructed to notify Dr. Johnson, Clerk of the School Board, to phone the architect <br />to be at a meeting of the City Council on Monday morning and be prepared to give the <br />Council the cost of the building as originally planned and the amount of grading and <br />improvements that will be made to the ground within the limits of the Bond Issue <br />Proceeds and P. W. A. Funds as designated for the new white high school. The vote <br />on the substitute motion was as follows. Ayes: Mr. Gleason. Noes: Dr. Haden, Mr. <br />Huff, Mr. Jessup, and Mr. Peyton. The original motion was then adopted by the follow- <br />ing recorded vote. Ayes: Dr. Haden, Mir. Huff, Mr. Jessup, and Mr. Peyton. Noes: <br />Mr. Gleason. <br />The following resolution offered by Dr. Haden, seconded by Mr. Jessup was <br />considered, and carried over to a subsequent meeting for final consideration: <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that <br />$61,801.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of <br />acquiring all of the property within the proposed Preston Avenue Sc!iool Site. <br />The following resolution, offered by Mr. Peyton, seconded by Dr. Haden, was <br />considered and carried over to a subsequent meeting for consideration: <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlotte=sville <br />Resolution re: that the City of Charlottesville, in accordance <br />borrov, ir,g <br />money with Section 13-1/2 of the Charter, in anticipation of the collection of taxes <br />and revenues, borrow for a period not in excess of one year, the sum of <br />61,801.00, or as much thereof as may be necessary, and that said loan be <br />evidenced by notes of the City signed on its behalf by the members of the <br />Finance Committee, S. ...Jessup, 11% L). Haden and F. B. Peyton, Jr., Lnd <br />that said notes be discounted at such banks as the Finance Committee may <br />select, at 3% interest. <br />0 motion the meeting adjo ned. <br />Clerk President <br />