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COUNC I L CHAMBER - JANUARY 2, 1 962 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER AS PRESENTED BY CHtViLL£ ALB. BAR ASSOC. - REFERRED TO COUNCIL'S LEGISLATIVE COMM. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR, HAGGERTY, MR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 18, 1961 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. jOSEPH W. RICHHOND ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE ALBEMARLE BAR ASSOCIATION AND PRESENTED SEVERAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AS FOLLOWS: 1. AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE BY THE JUDGE OF CORPORATION COURT. ~, AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE IN SESSION ON SATURDAY. 3. AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR FILING AND RETENTION OF CIVIL PAPERS BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT. THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE REFERRED TO THE COUNCILtS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE COUNTY-CITY COMHITTEE ON A NEW HEALTH CENTER WAS PRESENTED: DECEMBER 20~ 196t CITY-COUNTY COMMITTEE REPORT RE: NEW HEALTH CENTER RESOLUTION REt NEW HEALTH CENTER To THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE GENTLEMEN: YOUR COUNTY-CITY COMMITTEE ON A NEW HEALTH CENTER MET IN RICHMOND ON DECEMBER 19, 1961, WITH DR. MACK I. SHANHOLTZ, HEALTH COMMISSIONER~ AND MR. ROBERT Do HAN~ DIRECTOR~ BUREAU OF MEDICAL AND NURSING FACILITIES SERVICES AND DISCUSSED FULLY WITH THEM THE PROPOSED NEW dOINT HEALTH CENTER FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THESE GENTLEMEN ADVISED US THAT HILL-~URTON FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME ON A FIRST COME~ FIRST SERVED BASIS FOR HEALTH CENTERS. THEY ADVISED THAT IN ORDER TO BE ASSURED OF FUNDS FROM THE PRESENT APPROPRIATION, WE SHOULD HAKE APPLICATION FOR SUCH FUNDS AT ONCE. THEY ALSO OUTLINED PRO- CEDURE~ ETCo FOR MAKING THE APPLICATION AND INFORMED US THAT 1C~ OF THE COST OF THE BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND ARCHITECT FEES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A SITE AND THAT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY HOSPITAL COUNCIL THIS 10~ COULD BE INCREASED IF NECESSARY. IN VIEW OF THIS INFORMATION OUR COMMITTEE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND CITYs JOINTLY, TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR HILL-BURTON FUNDS TO COVER 5.~ OF THE COST OF'THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HEALTH CENTER IN THIS COMMUNITY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATE: BUI LO I NG ~ 150, 000. O0 IrQU I PMENT 31,000, O0 ARCHITECT FEES 9~ 000,, 00 sl TE .30 O_D2 O0. O0 TOTAL 00 : O0 WE FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT EACH GOVERNING BODY APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF ~50,000.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO COVER THE COUNTY AND CITY;S PORTION OF THE COSTS OF THIS NEW HEALTH CENTER AND THAT THE COMMITTEE BE AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOYEE AN ARCHITECT TO PREPARE THE BUILDING PLANS. YOUR COMMITTEE HAS NOT HAD TIME TO INVESTIGATE AND RECOMMEND A SITE FOR THE CENTER~ HOWEVER, THIS WILL BE DONE JUST AS SOON AS IS POSSIBLE AND A RECOMMENDATION WILL BE MADE TO YOU AT THAT TINE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, B. d. HAGG~ 3;-' §oW COMMITTEE ON NEW HEALTH CENTER ON MOTION BY MR. LEE~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ 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 THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY-COUNTY COMMITTEE FOR A NEW