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PUBLIC HEARING RE: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: MR. HOUNT. THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY l~ 1967 WERE PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION~ A MOTION BY HR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY HR. VOGT THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THESE BUDGETS BE PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19 OF THE CITY CHARTER~ AND THAT APRIL 10~ 1967 AT 7:30 P. H, AT THE CITY COURTHOUSE BE SET AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID BUDGETS~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON NOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~ -~'L E R K ~ PRESIDENT CITY COURTHOUSE - MARCH 27~ 1967 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. B. d. HAGGERTY HR. R. S. JOHNSON HR. L. B. MOUNT MR. B. A. RENNOLDS HR. G. A. VOGT TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE' COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 27TH INST. AT 7:30 P. H. O'CLOCK AT THE CITY COURTHOUSE. To CONSIDER THREE APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING PROdECTS TO WIT: 1. GARRETT STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE. 2. REVISED RIDGE LANE CONSTRUCTION SITE. 3. FIRST STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE. BY ORDER OF J. S.RusH, JR. (SI,GNE~) B.A. RENNOLDS (SIGNER) CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: NONE. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE REQUEST OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS: GARRETT STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE~ REVISED RIDGE LANE CONSTRUCTION SITE~ AND FIRST STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT PETITIONS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1~300 SIGNATURES HAD BEEN RECEIVED REQUESTING A REFERENDUM ON EACH OF THE SITES~ AND ASSUMING THAT EACH PETITION CONTAINED SIGNATURES OF AT LEAST 500 QUALIFIED VOTERS~ THE MATTER WAS NOW OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. HE STATED THAT THE LAW REQUIRES THAT A REFERENDUM BE HELD ONCE SUCH A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED. EVERYONE PRESENT WAS THEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK~ DURING WHICH A LARGE NUMBER EXPRESSED THEIR OPINION BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THESE SITES. THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS DIRECTED TO VERIFY THE SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS AND ASCERTAIN IF THEY CONTAIN THE REQUIRED NUMBER, ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY-THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. HAGGERTY~ HR. JOHNSON~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND HR, VOGT. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL REQUESTS THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERHINE WHETHER AN APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT ON THE GARRETT STREET CONSTRUCTION SITE BY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE APPROVED. 4O9