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APPROPRIATION: <br />$8,621.06 SUMMER <br />RECREATION PROGRAM <br /> (2nd reading) <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: <br />ALLOWING FIRE- <br />FIGHTERS TO KEEP <br />HELMET SHIELDS <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: <br />ACCEPTING AZALEA <br />DONATION <br /> <br />Program~ Account purpose Reduction Addition <br /> Year Code <br /> <br />4 14-19410 Neighborhood <br /> Planning 257.24 <br />5 14-31760 Fifeville Wall 1,709.05 <br />5 14-31770 West Main Phase II 6,293.11 <br />5 14-19500 Community Development <br /> Grant Management 12,500.00 <br /> <br />TOTAL $20,759.40 $20.759.40 <br /> <br />Mr. Gene German, Director of Parks and Reczeation, responded to <br /> <br />questions from Council regarding changes and modifications to the <br />existing Summer Playground Program. After discussion of the seven <br />options submitted to Council in a written report, the following options <br /> <br />were agreed upon: <br /> <br />1) <br /> <br />Conduct a full-time program at Westhaven by hiring two <br />full-time supervisors in addition to the existing staff <br />person. <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />Start the programs at First Street Housing site and <br />Forest Hills Park on June 21 to coincide with the other <br /> <br />programs. <br /> <br />3) <br /> <br />Conduct a full-time program at Tonsler Park by hiring two <br />full-time supervisors in addition to the existing staff <br />person. <br /> <br />4) <br /> <br />Provide supervision during the lunch hour at both First <br />Street and Forest Hills for the entire summer. <br /> <br />5) <br /> <br />Provide supervision during the lunch hour~at the Venable <br />School site. <br /> <br />Because of the.,~modifidatiohs in the program, the appropriation <br /> <br />amount was changed to $7,400. On motion by Mr. Conover, Council <br /> <br />voted to amend the appropriation of $8,621.06 as presented to $7,400.00 <br /> <br />The appropriation of $7,400 for the Summer Recreation Program was <br /> <br />adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Mrs. <br /> <br />Gleason, Dr. Hall. Noes: None. Absent: Mr. Albro. <br /> <br />On motion by Mrs. Gleason, seconded by Dr. Hall, the following <br /> <br />resolution was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mr. <br /> <br />Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Hall. Noes: None. Absent: Mr. Albro. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Fire Department has recently purchased <br />replacement helmets for its personnel and will sell the old <br />helmets ~n the manner prescribed for sale 6f surplus City <br />property; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the identification shields have been removed from <br />the old helmets prior to sale; the shields have no monetary <br />value and are not usable on the new helmets or by any other <br />organization; now, .therefore, be it <br /> <br /> RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia <br />that the Chief of the Fire Department is hereby authorized and <br />directed to distribute the helmet identification shi61ds to individual <br />department employees as a token of gratitude for their service to the <br />City. <br /> <br />On motion by Mr. Conover, seconded by Mrs. Gleason, the following <br /> <br />resolution was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mr. <br /> <br />Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Hall. Noes: None. Absent: Mr. Albro. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Charles F. Helm, Jr. a resident of Baltimore, Maryland <br />and owner of property in Albemarle County recently donated 170,000 <br />azalea plants for use in parks, and other public areas of cities in <br />Virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation <br />received 13,000 of these azaleas having a value of more than $25,000; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Department was assisted in the receipt of this <br />generous gift by Joe Miller of Virginia National Bank, and by numerous <br />citizens who assisted in planting the azaleas in several city locations; <br />now, ~heref~, be it <br /> <br /> RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, <br />that we express our gratitude to Charles F. Helm, Jr., for his generous <br />contribution which will add beauty to Charlottesville and other parts <br />of this Commonwealth for many years to come; and be it further <br /> <br /> <br />