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COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 18, 1963 REQUESTS GRANTED RE: DOGWOOD FESTIVAL MATTER RE: RESCUE SQUAD PLANS FOR BUILDING REPORT RE: DICE ST. ADOPTED MATTER RE: FLOWER BOXES ON HAIN ST. -BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SWEET BRIAR ALUMNAE ASSOC. REPORT - RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ HR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT~ HR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF HARCH 4~ 1963 AND MARCH 11~ 1963 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. ROBERT D. BRUGH AND MR. WALLACE McDOWELL ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO ERECT BANNERS ON HAIN STREET~ THE USE OF MClNTIRE PARK FOR AMUSEMENTS FROM APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 27TH AND FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE LICENSE TAXES ON THE FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES. ON MOTION BY HR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY HR. SCRIBNERj THE FOREGOING REQUESTS WERE GRANTED. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE RESCUE SQUAD APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED PLANS FOR ITS PROPOSED BUILDING FOR APPROVAL. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY HR, HOUNT THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMHITTEE TO REVIEW THESE PLANS WITH AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUILDING AND LAND USE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR, SCRIBNER~ HR. LEE AND HR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE, THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT DICE STREET BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND STREETS~ S. E. NOT BE CLOSED WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED, ON MOTION BY HR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY HR. SCRIBNER~ THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION REQUESTING PERMISSION TO PLACE FLOWER BOXES ON THE SIDEWALKS ALONG MAIN STREET. ON MOTION BY MR, PONTON~ SECONDED BY MR. HOUNT~ THE PROPOSED PLAN WAS APPROVED PROVIDED ADEQUATE LIABILITY INSURANCE IS SECURED TO COVER ANY HAZARD WHICH MIGHT OCCUR. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE SWEET BRIAR ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION WAS DECLARED A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 89(D) OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: MARCH 8~ 1963 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: YOUR COMMITTEE ON THE CITYtS SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN RESPECT- FULLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE BE MADE. 1. SECTION C TO PROVIDE THAT THE MINIMUM PAYMENT TO BE MADE BY THE CITY TO ANY FULL TIME EMPLOYEE AT RETIREMENT SHALL BE ~30.00 PER MONTH) PROVIDED SAID EMPLOYEE HAS HAD AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS EMPLOY- MENT WITH THE CITY. 2. SECTION A AND'SECTION B TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE MAY RETIRE OR MAY BE REQUESTED TO RETIRE BY THE COUNCIL IF APPOINTED BY THEM~ OR BY THE CITY MANAGER IF EMPLOYED BY HIM OR HIS DEPARTMENT HEADS~ AT THE AGE OF 62. PROVIDED~ HOWEVER~ THAT RETIREMENT AT THE AGE OF 62 SHALL BE AT REDUCED BENEFITS AS FOLLOWS: AGE 62 - 80~; AGE 63 - 86-2/3~; AND AGE 64 - 93-1/3~. THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO SECTION A AND SECTION B WOULD PARALLEL THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY LAW AND IN SOME INSTANCES WOULD BE TO THE CITYIS BENEFIT. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ RETIREMENT PLAN COt~ITTEE J. R. PONTON (SIGNED) B. J. HAGGERTY (SIGNED) ~S. E. BOWEN~ JR.