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ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER: AUTHORIZE MINOR ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTION RE: PRISONERS OF WAR WELFARE ADVISORY BB. MEMBER AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHOR~IZE THE CONTINUATION OF A MINOR ENCROACHMENT BY A BUILDING ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE", WAS OFFERED BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT., AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR cONS IDERAT ION.. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR.~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: HR. BARBOUR~ HR. FIFE AND HR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: HR. DAVIS AND HR. WRIGHT. WHEREAS, THE WAR tN VIET NAM AFFECTS DEEPLY EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THIS COUNTRY~ INCLUDING THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND ~"~EREAS~ THE CONTINUATION OF THE WAR CAN LEAD ONLY TO FURTHER KILLING AND WOUNDING OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS AND THE TAKINS OF MORE PRISONERS~ AND ~'~EREAS, IN EVER INCREASING NUMBERS THE PEOPLE OF THIS COHMUNITY AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTRY HAVE VOICED A STRONG DESIRE FOR THE RAPID CONCLUSION OF THE WAR, AND WHEREAS:~ WE SHARE A DEEP CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE AND IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ALL PRISONERS OF WAR IN INDO-CHINA~ AND HAvE SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO "WRITE HANOI" FOR THE HUMANE TREATMENT AND EARLY RELEASE OF UNITED STATES POWts, AND WHEREAS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEGUN THE WITHDRAWAL OF U. S. TROOPS FROM VI ET NAt4~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DOES HEREBY RECOHMEND TO THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THEY WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT URGING HIM TO ANNOUNCE THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR THE COHPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM VIET NAM OF ALL U. S. TROOPS. AT THE SANE TI~4E WE RECOMMEND THAT THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE JOIN IN CALLING UPON THE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIET NAH TO HONOR THEIR PLEDGE TO NEGOTIATE AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE~ THE SAFE TACTICAL WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS AND AN EARLY RELEASE OF ALL POWts. THE HAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. PAUL A. DAHLEN TO THE WELFARE ADVISORY BOARD. ON MOTION BY HR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR~ THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ITS WORK MEETING ON APRIL 12, 1971 BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFEs, MR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PUBLIC HEARING - BUDGETS ~ PRES IDENT COUNCIL CHAHBER - APRIL 19, 1971 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. BARBOUR~ MR. DAVIS, HR. FIFE AND MR. WRIGHT. ~BSENT: MR. VAN YAHRES. DR. HAROLD NEWLAN~ PASTOR OF THE CHERRY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 5, 1971 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19 of THE CITY CHARTER. AN OPPORTUNITY WAS THEN AFFORDED ANYONE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE CITY BUDGET. NO ONE SPOKE FOR OR AGAINST THE BUDGET. AN OPPORTUNITY WAS THEN AFFORDED ANYONE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE SCHOOL BUDGET. SEVERAL PEOPLE ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BUDGET~ AND HR. JULIAN HUDSON) REPRESENTING THE CHARLOTTESVILLE EDUCATION ASSOClATtON~ ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED. THE VICE MAYOR STATED THAT ACTION ON THE BUDGETS WOULD BE DEFERRED UNTtL APRIL 26, 1971.