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CHAMBER, BE SET AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID BUDGETS, AND THAT THE TAX RATE BE TENTATIVELY FIXED AT $1.10 FOR CITY OPERATION AND DEBT CHARGES, $1.05 FOR SCHOOL OPERATION AND $0.30 FOR SCHOOL DEBT, WITH i THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE $0.05 SHIFTED FROM CITY OPERATION TO SCHOOL OPERATION IS FOR THIS YEAR ONLY, AND IS TO BE PUT BACK IN CITY OPERATION NEXT YEAR, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. N MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK -+ PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 6, 1953 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVISP MR. FORBES# MR. HILL AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: MR. TEBELL. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MARCH 16, 1953 AND MARCH 23, 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVF_D. THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THAT THIS MEETING WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED FOR RECEIVING AND CONSIDERING BIDS FOR A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA FRANCHISE PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 2, 1953. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT THE ORDINANCE GRANTING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA FRANCHISE TO , ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA FRANCHISE USE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, AND INVITATION FOR BIDS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN THE DAILY PROGRESS, A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS CITY. THE PRESIDENT THEN CALLED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SEALED BIDS, AND ONE SEALED BID WAS DELIVERED TO HIM. NO FURTHER BICS BEING PRESENTED, THE SAID BID WAS OPENED, BEING THE BID OF THE RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, WHICH IS IN WORDS AND FIGURES AS FOLLOWS: APRIL 6, 1953 HONORABLE WILLIAM R. HILL, MAYOR CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY HALL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING BID - RIVANNA ELECTRONICS UNDER. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, HEREBY OFFERS FOR A COMMUNITY CORP. TELEVISION ANTENNA FRANCHISE AS ADVERTISED IN THE DAILY PROGRESS, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, A SUM ANNUALLY EQUIVALENT TO 7/10 OF 1% OF THE COMPANY'S GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES DERIVED FROM ITS OPERATION UNDER THE FRANCHISE WITH A MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF $500.CC ANNUALLY, SUCH MINIMUM AMOUNT TO BE PAID IN ANY AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. BID FOR FRANCHISE COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA ACCEPTED. THIS BID CONTEMPLATES AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE UNDERSIGNED OF ALL COSTS OF ADVERTISING THE FRANCHISE ORDINANCE PROVIDING ITS BID IS ACCEPTED. RIVANNA ELLCTRONICS CORPORATION BY PRESIDENT A MOTION BY MR. FORBES, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THAT THE FOREGOING BID BE ACCEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FRANCHISE AS ADVERTISED, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: 14R. FORBES, MR. HILL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: MR. DAVIS. THEREUPON AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHOf'.IZ ING THE RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE 0 • 0