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PUBLIC HEARING RE: ZONING LIMITS ON LONG ST. REQUEST FROM ALE. RESCUE SQUAD RE: LAND TO CONSTRUCT BUILDING REQUEST TO HANG BANNERS ACROSS STREETS FIREMEN~S CONVENTION ON MOTION BY MHD LEE, SECONDED BY ~RoPONTON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED[ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGtNIA~ THAT THE SALE OF ~3~O00~O00.OOCITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ WATER IHPROVEMENT BONDS~ SERIES OF !962, BEARING INTEREST ON THE FIRST 8 MATURITIES AT THE RATE OF 2.50~ PER ANNUM, ON THE NEXT t MATURITY AT THE RATE OF 2.60~ PER ANNUM~ ON THE NEXT 7 MATURITY AT THE RATE OF 2.75~ PER ANNUM~ AND ON THE NEXT 10 NATURITIES AT THE RATE OF 3.00~ PER ANNUM FOR THE SUM OF ~3,002~438.00, PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST FRON THE DATE OF THE BONDS TO THE DATE OF DELIVERY, AS~REPORTED BY THE CITY HANAGER, BE AND THE SANE IS HEREBY APPROVED AND CONFIRMED. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY HANAGER PROCEED TO HAVE SAID BONDS PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER UPON PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE BID. ON MOTION THE NEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAHBER - AUGUST 6, 1962 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WiTH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. HAGGERTY~ HR. LEE, HR. HOUNT, HR. PONTON AND HR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JULY 16, 7962, dULY 20~ 1~62 AND ~ULY 25, ~9~2 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ~R. H. E. BAUMBERGER PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH THE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A CARTOON BY FRED A. SEIBEL WHICH APPEARED IN THE RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH COMMEMORATING THE CHARLOTTESVILLE ~OOTH ANNIVERSARY. THE ~AYOR ACCEPTED THE DRAWING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THANKED HR. BAUMBERGER FOR THE GIFT. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE PETITION OF HR. $. W. HEISCHMAN FOR A CHANGE IN THE ZONING LIMITS ON HIS PROPERTY ON LONG STREET. MR. HEISCHMAN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN BEHALF OF HIS REQUEST AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING CONMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED. ON MOTION BY HR. ~OUNT~ SECONDED BY ~R. HAGGERTY~ THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMHISSION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE ALBEMARLE RESCUE SQUAD, INC. REQUESTING THE CiTY TO LEASE A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE RESCUE SQUAD ON WHICH TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE ITS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. ON MOTION BY ~R. LEE, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERT~ IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDE LAND NEAR THE TENNIS COURTS ON ~ClNTIRE ROAD AS REQUESTED BY THE ALBEMARLE RESCUE SQUAD~ INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING~ CONDITIONED UPON THE RESCUE SQUAD WORKING OUT THE LEASE ARRANGEMENTS SATISFACTORY WITH COUNCIL AND OBTAINING APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BUILDING BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS STARTED. ~R. LIONAL KEY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO HANG BANNERS ACROSS THE STREETS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY DURING THE WEEK OF THE FIREMENIS CONVENTION. A MOTION BY HR. LEE~ SECONDED BY ~R. PONTON THAT PERNtSSION BE GRANTED TO HANG THE BANNERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA~ BUT NOT AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY WAS UNANINOUSLY ADOPTED.