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COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 16, 1971 REZONING REQUESTS REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION MATTER RE: CLOSING MAiN STREET MATTER RE: B~ND ISSUE ANNUAL REPORT RE: RETIREMENT FUND COMMo PRESENTED ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER: SEC. 1t.1-15 ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SEC. 8-2 RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER: WELFARE RESOLUTION RE: NORTH VIETNAM APPROPRIATION - PAGE STREET THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. BARBOUR~ MR. DAVIS~ HR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. NOBLE TRtBBLE~ PASTOR OF FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1~ 1971 WERE READ AND APPROVED. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE WIDENING OF PRESTON AVENUE~ AND A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING THE PROJECT. REQUESTS FOR REZONING AT AMHERST STREET AND CABELL AVENUE, AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHERRY AVENUE AT 7~ STREET WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A REQUEST WAS PRESENTED FROM DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTESVILLE~ INC. TO CLOSE HAIN STREET TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON APRIL 13, 1971 FROM 9:00 A. M. TO 5:00 P. M. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE CITY MANAGER WAS REQUESTED TO COOPERATE FULLY WiTH THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS IN THIS PROJECT. THE CITY HANAGER REPORTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE ADVICE RECEIVED THE PRESENT SEEMS TO BE THE BEST TIME TO OFFER OUR HIGH SCHOOL BOND ISSUE FOR SALE. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BONDS BE OFFERED FOR SALE AND BIDS OPENED ON MARCH 9, 1971, THE COUNCIL CONCURRED IN THIS RECOMMENDATION. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE RETIREMENT FUND COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED, AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 11.1-t5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, ENTITLED '~VEHICLES - MOTOR DRIVEN" "WAS OFFERED BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NE~T MEETING. AN 0~DINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 8-2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, RELATED TO THE PLANNING COHMISSION", WH~CH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 1, 1971, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT° NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~245,189.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1970-71 WELFARE ~UDGET. ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH VIETNAM HAS HERETOFORE ACCEDED TO THE GENEVA CONVENTION WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATMENT TO BE ACCORDED TO PRISONERS OF WAR; AND WHEREAS, THE AFORESAID GOVERNMENT HAS PERSISTED IN REFUSING TO ABIDE BY THE CONVENTION TO WHICH IT IS SIGNATORY, BY REFUSING TO IDENTIFY ALL PRISONERS HELD BY IT, BY FAILING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF SUCH PRISONERS, BY REFUSING THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS THE RIGHT OF INSPECTION AND BY REFUSING MAIL EXCHANGE; AND WHEREAS, THE PLIGHT OF PRISONERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS A MATTER OF DEEP CONCERN, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY 'OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT IT HEARTILY ENDORSES THE VARIOUS EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS TO EXPRESS THEIR PROTEST OF THIS INHUMANE VIOLATION OF THE TREATY OBLIGATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH VIETNAM BY WRI~ING LETTERS EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL HEREBY URGES ALL CITIZENS TO ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT SO DESERVING OF UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~21~000.00 FOR PROPERTY ON PAGE STREET, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 1, 1971, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING