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ON MOTION THIS PROPOSAL WAS REFERRED TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY PROPOSAL REFERRED BOARD WITH THE REQUEST THAT THEY STUDY THE MATTER AND ADVISE IF TO RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. IN THEIR OPINION THE OFFER SHOULD BE ACCEPTED, REFUSED OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ATTEMPTED FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN FACILITIES THE PROPERTY AFFORDS. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 23, 1951 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. J. M. BAR -R, III MR. H. A. HADEN MR. S. F. H AMM MR. V'J. R. HILL MR. GUS K. TEBELL TAKE NOTICE: • A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON THE 23RD INST. AT 3:00 O'CLOCK FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING PETITION WITH RESPECT TO ALLOCATION OF A VHF TELEVISION CHANNEL FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE. BY ORDER OF M.- M. PENCE (SIGN D) S. F. H mM (sIGNE l CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. ABSENT: MR. HILL* THE MATTER WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL JOIN IN A PETITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION URGING THAT A VHF TELEVISION CHANNEL BE ALLOCATED TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, WHICH WAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE MEETING OF REQUEST RE: PETITION TO FEDERAL COMM. APRIL 16, 1951, WAS AGAIN PRESENTED. THE MAYOR EXPLAINED THE COMMISSION FOR VHF TELEVISION CHANNEL FOR CITY. PURPOSE OF THE MEETING AND AN OPPORTUNITY WAS EXTENDED TO THOSE PRESENT TO BE HEARD* MR. T. J. M i CH I E AND MR. CHARLES BARHAM AGAIN PRESENTED THEIR REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL JOIN IN THE PETITION$ EMPHAZING THE FACT THAT THE PETITION WAS SOLELY ASKING THAT A VERY HIGH FREQUENCY TELEVISION CHANNEL BE ASSIGNED TO • THIS AREA AND DIE) NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE COUNCIL OF THE PETITIONER TO OPERATE A TELEVISION STATION. MR. T. M. CARRUTHERS WAS PRESENT AND ADVISED OF THE INTEREST OF HIS COMPANY IN A TELEVISION STATION BUT VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE COUNCIL JOINING IN THE PETITICN URGING THATAVHF CHANNEL RATHER THAN A UHF CHANNEL BE ASSIGNED TO CHARLOTTESVILLE. ON MOTION BY MR. BARB, SECONDED BY MR. TEBELL, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THIS COUNCIL HAVING BEEN ASKED TO JOIN' IN A PETITION REQUESTING THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO ALLOCATE A VHF TELEVISION • CHANNEL TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND IT APPEARING THAT THE CITY OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, WHICH HAS GOOD TELEVISION