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~ay 25, 1965 At a regular meeting of the City Council held on May 25, 1965, there were present: R. Irvine Smith, John L. Dillon, George D. Eastes, Burrell R. Johhson, L. L. Knight, W. T. Leary, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager, and M. A. Korb, Jr., City Attorney The meeting was o~ened with prayer by Mr. Smith. The Chair welcomed bliss MacDonald, history teacher, from Harry Munt Junior High School and members of her class. Minutes of the regualr meeting of May 11, 1965, were read and approved. The following reports from the City Manager were read: reading. Street. 65-156 - "I submit the attached two ordinances and recommend that they be placed on first The ordinances appropriate $3,500 each for the purchase of property at S56 Jefferson Street and 431 Nelson Concerning the purchase of the property a~!431 Nelson Street, since this belongs to an employee of the City, the City Attorney has ruled it will be necessary to also adopt the attached resolution. It is necessary that this be adopted by a unanimous roll-call vote for the City to purchase this parcel. The property is within the area proposed for the expansion of the Thomas Jefferson SchoOl Playground, which has been approved by the Recreation Commission and Planning Commission, and is in conform6nce with the Southside Program. The City Assessor has reviewed this property and concurs in the purchase price." dissenting vote: On motion of Mr. Knight the £ol~owing ordinance was approved on first reading, without "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $3,500.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCH;~E OF PROPERTY AT 536 JEFFERSON STREET" On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $3,500.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR TME PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 431 NELSON STREET FRO~ JA~S A. BORUM, JR" Motion of Mr. Knight that action on the resolution presented by the Manager be deferred until there is a full attendance at a Council meeting, was adopted without dissenting vote. 65-137 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $37,000 for the oneration of the Youth Corps Program as requested by the Chamber of Cormnerce Committee. In the 1965 summer program, eighty boFs and fifteen girls will be employed for an eight- week period. This will also include eight supervisors, a Director, and an Associate Director. The pay seale will be on the same basis as last year being $.75 per hour, with a bonus of $.25 per hour paid at the end of the program. Approximately $1,000 will be expended for tools and equipment. The program will begin on June 21, 1965." dissenting vote: On motion of Mr. Eastes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading without "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $37,000.00 FRObl THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE OPERATION OF ThE YOUTH CORPS FORTHE sU~qER OF 19~5" 65-138 - "I submit the at~ached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $175,000 for the purchase of the Courthouse property at High and Court Streetsfrom the City of Chesapeake, formerly Norfolk County. · The City of Chesapeake has agreed to sell the property for the above price. All their interests in the property a~ this location will be acquired for this price[ This includes the Courthouse and the~ b~uilding formerly housed the Norfolk County Clerk's office and administrative offices." On motion of Mr. Dillon the following ordinance was approved on first reading without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $175,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL t~IPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCt4~SE OF FOR~IBR NOILFOLK COUNTY COURTHOUSE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE" reading. 1965." 65-159 - "Iiaubmit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first This appropriates funds for the printing of the supplemen% to the City Code of 1961. The cost of the printing was $3,841. This brings the code up to date as of January 1, dissenting vote: On motion of bit. Johnson, the following ordinance was approved on first readingwithout "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $5,841.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITY CODE SUPPLE}~NTS"