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33 COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 20, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR, SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1959 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED AND NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE HAD BEEN GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 19 OF THE CITY PUBLIC HEARING RE: CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS CHARTER. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE BUDGETS. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT ACTION ON THE BUDGETS BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE PRESENT SPECIAL ~~ r ~i_,.~~ i,,l s SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS ADJOURNED SINCE SOME LEGISLATION MIGHT AFFECT THE SCHOOL BUDGET. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ANNUAL TAX LEVY IMPOSING TAXES ON PERSONS AND PROPERTY FC ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON THE CITY DEBT, FOR CREATING A SINKING FUND THEREFOR, FOR ANNUAL TAX LEVY THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND CITY SCFIOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" WAS OFFERED BY MR. i/~IEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, AND CARRIED OVER TO A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD PRIOR TO APRIL 3O, 1959. MR. R. H. PERRY OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED REQUEST FOR APPROP. RE: THAT AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,HOO.OO BE MADE TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVERTISING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADV. FUND. FUND TO BE PAID OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. ON MOTION BY MR. 1^IEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROPRIATION - THAT $1,800.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE CHAMBER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADV. FUND. OF COMMERCE ADVERTISING FUND FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1959 TO MARCH 31, 1961. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE INDEXING OF THE RECORDS IN THE MATTER RE: INDEXING RECORDS CORPORATION COURT CLERKS OFFICE UP TO 1934 WAS NEARING COMPLETION. MR. BOWEN CLERKtS OFFICE STATED THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE INDEXING, FROM 1934 TO 1960, COULD BE COMPLETED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF APPROXIMATELY $IO,000.00 OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS WORK BE COMPLETED. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. ~r/EINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING X3,500.00 FOR CUT OFF VALVES FOR THE WATER LINE APPROPRIATION - CUT-OFF VALVES WATER LINE IN MAIN STREET, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 6, 1959, wA~ MAIN ST. ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES; MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. P•'IICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NOES. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING CERTAIN ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: CH. 21 - PLUMBING PARAGRAPHS OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 RELATING TO PLUMBING INCLUDING SECTIONS 16-35 INCLUSIVE, AS AMENDED", WHICH was OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 6, 1959, 4lAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. :AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER ANO MR. WEINBERG. NOES; NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, RESOLUTION RE: REROUTING PIEDMONT FLIGHTS VIRGINIA THAT THIS BODY RECORD ITS STRONG OPPOSITION TO ANY ANTICIPATED REROUTING OF PIEDMONT^FLIGHTS WHICH WOULD ADVERSELY EFFECT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AIRLINE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF