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46-9 COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 18, 1975 APPROVAL OF MINUTES MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS RE: REGION X - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH & RETARDATIONS SER. BD. APPOINTMENT RE: HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION RE: $23,426 - REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE REQUEST RE: APPROPRIATION - $23,334 - BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR.FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JANUARY 31, 1975 AND FEBRUARY 3, I975 WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. MR. FRED PATRICK oF THE CONCERNED CITIZENS COMMITTEE, PRESENTED A REPORT CONCERNING SENSITIVITY TRAINING AND SEX EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS. THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO THE SENSITIVITY TRAINING AND FAMILY LIFE PROGRAM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MRS., HEIDI VAN HEISEN, BOOKKEEPER FOR THE YELLOW TRANSIT COMPANY, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED AN ADVANCE OF THE PRESENT SUBSIDY FOR YELLOW TRANSIT AND AN ADDITIONAL $40,000 TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES TO JUNE 30, 1975. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THAT IF A DECISION CONCERNING AN ADVANCE ON THE PRESENT SUBSIDY NEEDS TO BE MADE THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD MAKE THE DECISION, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: MRS. RINEHART. A WORK SESSION WAS SET FOR MARCH S, 1975 AT 7:30 P.M. TO DISCUSS THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY REQUEST. MR. GEORGE GILMER AND ~. C. E. ANDERSON QUESTIONED THE RIGHT OF THE UNIVERSITY BUS SYSTEM TO OPERATE IN THE CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THE COUNCIL RATIFIED THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE REGION X COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND RETARDATION SERVICES BOARD BY THE VARIOUS PARTICIPATING POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, MR. EDWARD LAY, WAS APPOINTED TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $23,426 FOR A REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF' THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3, 1975, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE.' MR. MICHAEL GLEASON, CHAIRMAN OF THE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT THE BICENTENNIAL COfc~ISSION NEEDS $30,000 FOR ARCHITECT FEES FOR THE INFORMATION CENTER AND AN ADDITIONAL $5,000 FOR UTILITY LINES AND ALSO A COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT THE LOCALI]~' WILL ENTER INTO A CONTRACTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATION OF THE. CENTER. HE STATED THAT THE CITY PAYMENT WOULD BE $23,334 AND REQUESTED AN APPROPRIATION FOR THIS AMOUNT. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR.. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF TH E CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $23,334 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE COMMISSION WAS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTD A CONTRACTUAL~.AGREEMENT FOR OPERATION OF THE CENTER. A MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THAT THE APPROPRIATION BE CARRIED OVER TO SECOND READING ON MARCH 10, 1975, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.