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REGULAR SESSION APPROVAL OF MINUTES PUBLIC THE REQUESTED $78,000 IN TACT, SO THAT SERVICES WILL NOT BE LIMITED. CONSTANCE BRENNAN OF 729 0RANGEDALE AVENUE EXPLAINED THE SERVICES OF THE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, ASKING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR THE CENTER. CHARLES ROSS OF 711 6TH STREET EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE UNRELIABLE BUS SERVICE. MR. ROSS COMPLAINED OF HAVING TO WA~T FOR THE BUS FOR AN HOUR. CYNTHIA STRATTON OF MACCA REMPHASIZED THE NEEDS OF THE MULTI-SITE ASSOCIATION, STATING SHE HAS WORKED WITH THE GROUP. MS. STRATTON STATED THAT THE GROUP IS IN NEED OF STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES. SHE CONTINUED, SAYING THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY 'CENTER THAT IS NOT BEING UTILIZED BECAUSE OF LACK OF MATERIALS AND MANPOWER. GENE DORMAN OF SOUTH 1ST STREET ADDRESSED THE NEED FOR STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUTH OF THAT AREA. FORREST KERN SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF CHIP AND ASKED COUNCIL TO RETAIN THE $78,000 FUNDING REQUESTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. MAYOR BUCK CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED, PRESS'DENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1982 COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ALBRO, MR. BUCK, MR. CONOVER, MS. GLEASON, DR. HALL. UPON REQUEST BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, ROGER WILEY, COUNCIL WAIVED APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 15TH UNTIL THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE REVENUE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH SHARING AGREEMENT COULD BE INCLUDED. ON MOTION BY MR. CONOVER, SECONDED BY MS. GLEASON, COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES OF MARCH 17TH, 18TH, 22ND AND 25TH. COUNCIL AGREED TO WAIVE APPROVAL DF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 31ST TO PROVIDE AMPLE TIME FOR REVIEW. LOUIS GLEASON, A RESIDENT OF THE CITY, ADDRESSED COUNCIL, REQUESTING A TAX BE INSTITUTED ON THE SALE OF BEER, WINE AND CIGARETTES. MR. GLEASON STATED THAT BY IMPOSING SUCH A TAX, REAL ESTATE TAXES COULD BE REDUCED. MR. GLEASON ALSO SUGGESTED THE POSSIBILITY OF USING FUNDS COLLECTED FROM A CITY LOTTERY TO BUILD AND REPAIR ROADS AND PAY PUBLIC SERVANTS. HE CONTINUED, SUGGESTING INSTEAD OF A HOTEL/CONFERENCE CENTER, THE CITY SHOULD BUILD AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON VINEGAR HILL WHICH WOULD HOUSE 300 - 600 PEOPLE. MR. JOHN FALWELL OF 1206 MERIWEATHER STREET EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASE IN REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS. MR. FALWELL ASKED COUNCIL TO ELIMINATE HIGH PERCENTAGE PAY RAISES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES EARNING OVER $20~000 PER YEAR. HE ALSO ASKED FOR THE CON- SIDERATION OF THE ELIMINATION OF ISSUING BONDS WITHOUT A PUBLIC REFERENDUM. TOM JACOBOWSKI OF 377 MINOR RIDGE ROAD, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE ROY ROGERS RESTAURANT STATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL A PETITION WITH 4,979 SIGNATURES AGAINST AND 634 FOR IMPLEMENTING A TAX TO SUPPORT THE VINEGAR ~ILL PROJECT. MR. JACOBOWSKI INFORMED COUNCIL THAT AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, HE PLANNED TO CIRCULATE ADDITIONAL PETITIONS TO SUPPORT THE DENIAL OF IMPOSING SUCH A TAX.