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COST PER 1,000 GALLONS IN 1961 INFORMATION ON PROPOSED NEW PROJECT NEW DAM - 42 FEET HIGH OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCT ON. GROSS STORAGE - 1)760~000~000 GALLONS DAILY AHOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CITY USE) AFTER ALLOWING FOR SILT ACCUMULATION DURING FIRST 30 YEARS~ EVAPORATION AND DISCHARGE DOWN STREAM) APPROXIMATELY t0 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY FROM THIS SOURCE ONLY. NEW DAM WITH ADDIT.ON OF ~FLASH" GATES TO 46 FEET tN HEIGHT - GROSS STORAGE WOULD BE 2~370~000~000 GALLONS AND AFTER ALL ALLOWANCES APPROXIMATELY ~5 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY FROM THIS SOURCE ONLY. NEW DAM TO ULTIMATE HEIGHT WOULD HAVE A SURFACE AREA OF ABOUT 500 ACRES.TO HEIGHT OF 42 FEET WOULD HAVE SURFACE AREA OF ABOUT 390 ACRES. WATER WOULD BACK UP STREAM APPROXIMATELY 8~ MILES. LAKE COULD) WITH PERMISSION OF THE GOVERNING BODY) BE USED FOR CERTA N RECREATION PURPOSES. NEW RAPID SAND FILTER PLANT WOULD FILTER 2 TO 3 HILLION GALLONS PER DAY BUT WOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT IT CAN BE ENLARGED AS THE NEED ARISES. TRANSMISSION LINE FROM FILTER PLANT NEAR DAM ON SOUTH FORK WOULD BE DESIGNED TO CARRY NEED FROM THIS SOURCE TO 1990 OR AFTER. STORAGE TANK WOULD HOLD 1 MILLION GALLONS. IN FUTURE YEARS IT WILL PROBABLY BE ADVISABLE TO INSTALL ONE OR T~O STORAGE TANKS IN OR NEAR THE CITY. COMPARATIVE COSTS OF EACH SOURCE CONSIDERED 1. MOORMAN fS RIVER 2. MECHUM~ S RIVER 3, JAMES RIVER 4. R IVANNA R I VER SOUTH FORK RI VANNA RIVER ~5~ 338~ 600, O0 ~3, 803~ 500. O0 ~4,003~ 200. O0 ~4~ 260~ 200. O0 $3) 863~ 600.00 ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - MAY 7~ t962 PETITION PRESENTED RE: DOGS COMM. REFERRED TO STREET COMM. & PLANNING COMM. RE: CLOSING STREETS WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO HOUSING PROJECT REPORT - SPECIAL COMMITTEE ICE CREAM VENDING ~RUCKS THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. ~OUNT~ HR, PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: MR. LEE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF APRIl. t6~ 1962~ APRIL 20) 1962 AND APRIL 25~ 1962 WERE READ AND APPROVED, HR. LLOYD'T. SMITH ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PETIT ON REQUESTING THE COUNCIL TO AMEND SECTION 3-34 OF CHAPTER 3 SO THAT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT LAWFULLY LICENSED AND VACCINATED DOGS, MISS Jo ~RIGHT ALSO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION. THE MAYOR ACCEPTED THE PETITION AND THANKED HR~ SMITH FOR HIS INTEREST. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUESTING THAT THE STREETS WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT BE CLOSED WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE AND PLANNING COMMISSION FO~ RECOMMENDATION. AN INTERIM REPORT FROM THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE HATTER OF ~CE CREAM VENDING TRUCKS WAS PRESENTED RECOMMENDING THAT THE TRUCKS BE PERHITTED TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE IF OPERATED AS FOLLOWS: ~. BELLS ONLY TO BE USED AND OPERATED ONLY GOING FROM STOP TO STOP. AMBER FLASHING LIGHTS TO BE USED WHILE TRUCK IS STOPPED~ AND TRUCK OPERATORS CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE SAFETY TO [ACH PURCHASER. MR. JAMES H. MICHAEL~ JR. AND HR. TRAVERS~ REPRESENTING MR. SOFTER ORGANIZATION) ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND EXPLAINED THE SAFETY PROGRAM WHICH THEIR ORGANIZATION SPONSORS, THE COUNCIL REQUESTED THE OPERATORS TO COHPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND EACH AGREED TO DO SO) AND IT WAS REQUESTED BY MR. MOUNT T~AT THE AGREEMENT BY THE OPERATORS TO OPERATE)AS SET FORTH ABOVE) BE MADE A MATTER OF RECORD.