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RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION - RICHARD A. MEADE- SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MISS CHAMBERS - CITIZENS ADVISORY COMM. APPOINTMENTS TO WELFARE ADVISORY BOARD REQUEST RE: SMITH NURSING -HOME REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. MATTER RE: FLASHING LIGHT SIGNAL AT 1!TH ST.) S. W. [ ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: ~ WHEREAS, RICHARD A. MEADE IN JUNE~ 1958~ WAS APPOINTED TO THE SCHOOLBOARD OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN JULY~ 1963~ AND WHEREAS, DURING THIS TIME HE HAS DILIGENTLY ENDEAVORED TO PREPARE' THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE TREMENDOUS TASKS OF THE FUTURE~ BOTH IN THE PROGRAM PRESENTED AND IN THE FACILITIES PROVIDED~ AND WHEREAS~ HIS CONSTANT INTEREST AND INITIATIVE HAS MATERIALLY ASSISTED THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST GOALS FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS~ NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT RICHARD A. MEADE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE SINCERE AND DEEP APPRECIATION OF THIS COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY FOR THESE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS CATHERINE CHAMBERS TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 3t, 1966. THE MAYOR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE U. M. HAMLET~ JR., MRS. J. AD JACKSON AND HRS. BOOKER T. REAVES TO THE WELFARE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A ONE YEAR TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 1965. A REQUEST FOR REZONING THE SMITH NURSING HOME PROPERTY ON RIVERDALE DRIVE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY HANAGER PRESENTED COMMUNICATIONS FROM SOUTHERN MATERIALS COMPANY AND FROM THE C & 0 RAILWAY COMPANY WITH REFERENCE TO A FLASHING LIGHT SIGNAL AT 11TH STREET~ S. W. TO REPLACE THE BELL SIGNAL AT THAT LOCATION. THE RAILWAY COMPANY ESTIMATED THE COST AT $9~000.00 AND STATED THEY WOULD PAY 10~ OF THE COST IF FINANCED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS AND 25~ IF FEDERAL FUNDS WERE NOT INVOLVED. It WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERELESS THAN ~50 VEHICLES PER DAY USING THIS CROSSING. THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO INVESTIGATE TO'SEE IF FEDERAL ~UNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CROSSING AND ALSO TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF WRECKS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS CROSSING DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK REQUEST RE: SIGN ORDINANCE DENIED RECOMMENDATION - BD. ZONING APPEALS RE: ART. XIV -SEC. 56 CITY CODE 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 JULY 6~ 1964 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. JIM ALLEN~ MR. BoB ALLEN AND MR. E. D. PENNY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO AMENDING THE SIGN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE ERECTION OF A FIFTY-TWO FOOT (52~) SIGN AT THE NEW K MART. ON MOTION BY ~R, SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER REPEALING THE PORTION OF ARTICLE XIV OF SECTION ~ OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO PRESTON AVENUE BETWEEN MAIN AND HARKET STREETS. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO REPEALING THE PORTION RELATING TO THAT'.PORTION OF EMMET STREET'~HICH"HAS BEEN FOUR LAMED. ~HIS:MATTER ~AS REFERRED TO'THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION.