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1816 MR. TENNEY - SCHOOL' ~). MEMBER HATTER RE: CITY SEAL CONTEST REQUEST RE: JAYCEES ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ ~. HARRY A. TENNEY WAS APPOINTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM EXPIRING jUNE 30~ 1974 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE AND HR. VAN YAH~ES. NOES: MR. DAVIS AND HR. WRIGHT° HR. JOHN HUNDLEY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND SUGGESTED THAT THE WINNER OF THE CITY SEAL CONTEST~ AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE~ BE ANNOUNCED AND THE PRIZE AWARDED ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE CONTEST~ BUT SUGGESTED THAT MUCH CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN AS TO THE USE OF THE WINNING ENTRY. HE REQUESTED COUNCIL TO GiVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE NEXT MEETING TO PRESENT SAMPLES OF COMMERCIALLY DESIGNED CITY AND STATE SEALS~BEFORE A DECISION IS REACHED ON ADOPTING THE WINNING ENTRY AS THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OR AS A LOGO, 'ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE MEETING OF JULY 6~ 1971. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE JAY:ERS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO USE MCINTIRE THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED PARK FOR A KIDDIE FUN FAIR FROM AUGUST 30TH TO SEPTEMBER 11TH. TO THE CITY HANAGER FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY 6~ 1971 MATTER RE.* LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS RESOLUTION RE: REQUESTS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - T~O LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ HR. DAViS~ HR, FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. WRIGHT, ABSENT: NONE, REV. CARROLL C. GOODRIDGE~ PASTOR OF ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH~ GAVE THE iNVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 21~ 1971 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. MR. CLYDE GOULDMAN ADDRESSED ~HE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM FORMER COUNCILMEN AND FORMER CITY OFFICIALS REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FORMALLY REQUEST ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENE;HAL~ ASSEMBLY TO DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO CREATE TWO LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS TO REPLACE THE PRESENT TWO-MEMBER DISTRICT. ON MOTION BY HR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: HR. BARBOUR~ HR, FIFE AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: HR. DAVIS AND MR. WRIGHT. WHEREAS~ THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE tS PRESENTLY PART OF A TWO-MEMBER LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FOR THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES~ CONSISTING OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ THE COUNTIES OF FLUVANNA AND GREENE AND PARTS OF THE COUNTIES OF ALBEMARLE AND ROCKINGHAM~ AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND SUBURBAN PARTS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY WOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT POPULATION TO CREATE A SINGLE-MEMBER LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES; AND WHEREAS~ THIS PROPOSED SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT WOULD BE COMPAC~ AND SHARE A COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS; AND WHEREAS~ THE REMAINING RURAL AREAS WOULD SHARE A DIFFERING COMMUNITY OF INTEREST; AND WHEREAS~ COUNTY LINES HAVE NOW BEEN BROKEN;IN ALBEMARLE AND IN VARIOUS OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE~ THE FEDERAL couRT HOLDING THAT THE STATE HAD PROVED NO GOVERNMENTAL NECESSITY FOR STRICTLY ADHERING TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION LINES; AND WHEREAS~ THE INTERESTS OF BOTH THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN THIS DISTRICT WOULD BE BEST SERVED BY HAVING SEPARATE DISTRICTS; NOW~ THEREF~E~ BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' CHARLOTTESVILLE REQUESTS ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO WORK IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE TO CREATE TWO LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS TO REPLACE THE PRESENT TWO-MEMBER DISTRICT~ ONE SUCH DISTRICT TO CONSIST OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ADJACENT SUBURBAN AREAS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND ONE SUCH