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220 APPROPRIATION - PIEDMONT VA. COMMUNITY COLLEGE THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. BARBOUR~ HR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING 4183,814.00 FOR THE CITYtS SHARE OF THE COST OF SITE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 28~ 1972, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: ~R. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRES IDEN?/ MATTER RE: DONATION OLD TOWN HALL BLDG. RESOLUTION RE: OLD TOWN HALL BLDG. YOUTH ACTION CONN. PROPOSAL RE: REPRESENTATIVE ON CITY COUNCIL REQUEST RE: NED-PARK LTD. COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 6, 1972 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS, HR. FIFE, MR..VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT° ABSENT: NONE. DR. C. SPURGEON PASCHALL~ PASTOR OF BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE HINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 22~ 1972, FEBRUARY 28, 1972 AND MARCH 2, 1972 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PERRY FOUNDATION ADVISING THE COUNCIL THAT THE FOUNDATION IS PREPARED TO DONATE TO THE CITY AND COUNTY THE OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF PARK AND HIGH STREETS; THE ONLY CONDITION BEING THAT THE BUILDING SHALL NOT BE DEMOLISHED, BUT SHALL BE RENOVATED AND USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE PRESERVATION OF THE OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF PARK AND HIGH STREETS HAS BEEN A MATTER OF CONCERN TO THE CITIZENS OF THE Crt;TY AND TO THE COUNCIL; AND WHEREAS, PROVISIONS FOR ITS ACQUISITION HAD NOT BEEN MADE IN ANY CAPITAL BUDGET OF THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, THE PERRY FOUNDATION HAS OFFERED TO GIVE THIS VALUABLE BUILDING TO THE CITY AND COUNTY JOINTLY SUBJECT ONLY TO THE FOLLOWING. CONDITION: "THIS GIFT IS MADE UPON THE CONDITION AND UNDER STANDING THAT THE OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING SHALL NOT BE DE- MOLISHED BUT SHALL BE RENOVATED AND USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES WITH EXTERIOR REMODELING TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR WHICH THE BUILDING WAS CONSIDERED WORTHY AND APPROPRIATE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY ACCEPTS THiS KIND OFFER WITH THANKS AND APPROVES THE CONDITION ATTACHED TO SUCH OFFER; AND BE IT FURTHER'RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CITIZENS EXTENDS ITS SINCERE THANKS TO THE PERRY FOUNDATION FOR ITS GENEROUS GIFT. MISS MEG GARNETT, PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTH ACTION COMMISSION, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PROPOSED THAT THE COUNCIL SPONSOR THE ELECTION OF A TEENAGER AS A NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVE ON CITY COUNCIL, TO HAVE ALL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A COUNCILMAN EXCEPT VOTING POWER. SHE OUTLINED THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN ELECTING A REPRESENT- ATIVE. A MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO MEET WITH THE YOUTH COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. WRIGHT, MR. FIFE AND ~R. MARSHALL TO THIS COMMITTEE. THE REQUEST OF HED-PARK LTD. FOR TAX EXONERATION WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY ~R. BARBOUR, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS, MR. FIFE AND HR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MR. WRIGHT. ON MOTION BY ~Ro DAVIS, SECONDED BY HR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UN- ANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: