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COUNC I L CHAMBER - JANUARY 19~ 1 970 HATTER RE: CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING UNit REQUEST RE: JOHNSON VILLAGE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION REQUEST RE: RAILROAD AVE. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. PUBLIC HEARING SET RE: REZONING REQUESTS - REPORT - RETIREMENT PLAN COMMISSION THE COUNCIL MET ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. DAVlS~ HR. RINEHART~ HR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. VOGT. ABSENT: HR. WRIGHT. REV. R. H. HAILSTALK GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JANUARY 5~ 1970 AND JANUARY 12~ 1970 WERE READ AND APPROVED. HR. d. T. CAMBLOS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING UNIT BE ESTABLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH ALBEMARLE COUNTY. MRo CAMBLOS EXPLAINED THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PLANNING UNIT AND THE NECESSITY FOR THE UNIT. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MRo VAN YAHRES~ IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE JOINS WITH THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE IN THE FORMULATION OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING UNIT~ THE MEMBERS OF WHICH SHALL BE APPOINTED FOLLOWING CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNING BODIES~ THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE HAVING ADOPTED A RESOLUTION SIMILAR TO THIS RESOLUTION. MR. JIM HARDELL ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL~ ON BEHALF OF THE JOHNSON VILLAGE HOMEOWNER*S ASSOCIATION~ AND ADVISED COUNCIL THAT THE DEVELOPER OF JOHNSON VILLAGE INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT 16 DUPLEXES IN ONE SECTION OF JOHNSON VILLAGE. MR. HARDELL REQUESTED COUNCIL TO INTERCEDE ON THEIR BEHALF~ AND REQUEST THE DEVELOPER TO DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO FAMILY UNITS UNTIL THE UPDATING OF THE ZONING STATUS OF JQHNSON VILLAGE CAN BE FAIRLY DETERMINED. THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL WAY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST. A REQUEST TO CLOSE RAILROAD AVENUE BETWEEN LEWIS STREET AND PIEDMONT AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMHUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING FAVORABLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING REZONING REQUESTS= PARCELS 3~ 5 AND 6 ON FLORENCE ROAD AND RIVES STREET PARCEL 150 ON CHERRY AVENUE; LOT 78 ON NORTH BERKSHIRE ROAD; AND PARCELS 256 AND 257 ON FIFTH STREET~ So W. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR FEBRUARY 16~ 1970 AT 2:00 P. M. TO CONSIDER THESE REQUESTS. THE FOLLOWING REPORT FROM THE RETIREMENT PLAN COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED AND ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED JANUARY 16~ 1970 TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESV I LLE :~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN= YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN COMMISSION IS OF THE OPINION THAT SOME CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE IN THE CITY'S RETIREMENT PLAN IN ORDER TO UPDATE AND BRING IT IN LINE WITH OTHER SUCH PLANS. ACCORDINGLY~ WE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING: Ae AMEND SECTION 2-208 ADDING A CATEGORY FROM 10 YEARS THROUGH 14 YEARS SERVICE - 30~ OF SALARY PLUS 2~ FOR EACH FULL YEAR OF SERVICE AFTER lOTH THROUGH 14TH YEAR. ON PORTION OF SALARY OVER ~15~000.00~ 20~ PLUS 2~ FOR EACH FULL YEAR OF SERVICE AFTER 10TH THROUGH 14TH YEAR~ AND MINIMUM PAY ~30.00 PER MONTH. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ENABLE PERSONS EMPLOYED UP TO AGE 54 TO HAVE A LtNITED RETIREMENT UNDER THE CITY'S PLAN. AMEND SECTION 2-209 TO MAKE AN EMPLOYEE ELIGIBLE FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT AFTER 10 YEARS SERVICE INSTEAD OF 15 YEARS. THIS WOULD ENABLE A PERSON AFTER 10 YEARS EMPLOYMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE ~OR SOME DISABILITY RETIREMENT. WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE RETIREMENT PAY OF EMPLOYEES ALREADY RETIRED BE INCREASED 10~ EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1~ 1970. THE LAST SUCH INCREASE WAS MADE ON FEBRUARY 1~ 1968. THIS IS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SECTION 2-215 AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 4270°00 PER MONTH. ATTACHED HERETO ARE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 2-208 AND 2-209 TO CARRY OUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN A AND B ABOVE,