1969-03-11SPECIALMarch 11, 1969
Pursuant to the following waiver, the Board of County Supervisors of
Albemarle County, Virginia, met in special session at 3:00 P.~. on this date
in Council Chambers, Charlottesville, Virginia, with the following members
present: Nessrs. E. N. Garnett, Joseph E. Gibson, Peter T. Way, Gordon L.
Wheeler, Lloyd F. Wood, .Jr., and l~. A. Yancey. Absent: None.
We, the under signed , msmbers of the Board of County Supervisors
of Albemarle County, Virginia, do hereby waive notice and special
service thereof, of a meeting to be held at 3:00 P.M. on'the 11th
day of March, 1969, for the purpose of considering the following:
1. Vocation~VHigh School.
2. Appointments to Mental Health Services Board.
3. S.P.C.A. Contract.
4. Airport Planning.
And we do hereby consent to any and all business and the taking of
such action at said meeting upon the matters hereinabove mentioned
as may be lawful, incident, and neces~/
E. N. Garnett
~ ~o?eth E.' ibson
Go don
Members of City Council were also present at this Special Joint Meeting.
Mr. Tom Michie, Jr. submitted the following report of committee studying
the joint vocational center:
"The committee recommends that such a ce~er be established pursuant
to a written agreement between the two divisions prepared by counsel. We
tentatively recommend that the agreement contain the following basic pro-
visions:
1. The land, facilities and equipment for such program should be paid
for equally and owned jointly by the City and County. Capital improvements
thereafter should be handled similarly.
2. The operational expense for the first year should be paid for
equally. Thereafter the operational expense should be paid for in the same
proportion as the preceding year's average daily attendance records for all
students in grades 9 through 12 of each school division bear to each other.
3. Each division would be entitled to enroll that same proportion of
students in the center but by mutual agreement and financial adjustment
this proportion could be alt. ered.
4. The program should be under the control of a Direction of' Vocational
Education who should be responsible to the superintendent of the school
divisions alternately eaCh~ear.
5. Such superintendent should be directly responsible to a joint
board consisting of six.members, three members from the City School Board
and three from the County School Board, which board should be the governing
body of the vocational education program.
6. The joint board should have the duty to prepare a budget for the
vocational education center. After that budget is adopted by this board,
it would be considered bythe two school boards.
7. A method of expansion of the program when an~ ifjneeded should be
provided.
8. Adult education programs should be financed and administered on a
tuition basis under the direction of the Director and joint board.
9. The vocational education program should be operated jointly until
it is mutually agreed that it should be dissolved, and son, provision for
termination should be provided in the event one school system decides to
terminate its program.
The committee recommends that courses be offered initially in the
following areas:
10.
11.
12.
Air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, he,ting, sheet metal work.
Auto mechanics.
Co smetolo gy.
Carpentry and cabinet making.
Data processing.
Electronics and electricity.
Food Service.
~achine trades.
Nasonry.
Practical nursing.
Drafting and blUe print reading.
Vacant space for alternating courses amd community service.
The committee estimates the cost for establishing and operating the
vocational center based on current construction costs from figures obtained
from the State Department of Education to be as follows:
Construction
Total Cost
State & Federal Share
Local Share
Land & preliminary
175,000 $ 175,oo0
Building plans $ 850,000 $ 425,000 425,000
Equipment 300,000 22 ~, 000 7~, QO..O
Total 1,325,000 650 ,'000 675,600
Operation:
Administration
Instructional
Operations
NA scellaneous
Total
21,000
O0,000
25,000
4,000
50,000
· We have been advised that state and federal funds are not available
until fiscal year 1970 at the earliest. In order to take advantage of these
funds at the earliest possible time, the committee recommends that the two
school boards:
1. Obtain general approval from their governing bodies for the plan
to establish a vocational center.
2. Prepare and execute legal agreement between the two school
divisions as outlined above; and
3. Obtain appropriations to cover the cost of legal services for
the preparation of such an agreement."
After lengthly discussion with Mr. Michie and other members of the committee
present, motion was made by Mr. Wheeler, seconded by Mr. 'Wood, and unanimously
adopted, giving general approval to the repart and requesting the School
Board to report back to the governing body.on the necessary steps Do proceed
with the ~roject. Similar action was taken by City Council.
Mr. Rinehart advised that he and Mr. Wood, serving as a joint committee,
wished to recommend the following persons to serve on the Charlottesville-
Albemarle Community Nental Health Services Board for the terms indicated:
Dean Kenneth R. Crispell - one year.
Rev. Benjamin Bunn- one year.
William Roudabush - one year.
Mrs. I sabell Palmer- two years.
Mr. William Stevens - two years.
Mr. William McGill- two years.
Dr. Richard Garnett - three years.
Ernest Harper - three years.
George H. Gilliam- three years.
E~-0fficio: Lloyd F. Wood, Jr., Board of Supervisors.
Mitchell VanYahres, City Council.
Mr. Rinehart' advised that the committee was recommending appointment of nine
members, leaving six vacancies in the event other area counties decide to par-
ticipate in this program. On motion of Mr. Rinehart, seconded by Mr. Wood,
the foregoing recommendations were unanimously approved by both bodies.
Council received request from the s.P.c.A, for increase in contract for
the care of dogs from $0.6~ per day to $1.00 per day. The communication ad-
vised that this matter had been submitted to this Board and had been given
tentative approval subject to approval by Council. Mr. Wheeler stated that
he felt this was a reasonable request and the City Manager advised that it
was much less expensive for the 2.P.C.A. to provide this service than the
locality. On motion of Mr. Wheeler, seconded by Mr. Gibson, unanimously ap-
proved, it was ordered that the per diem rate for care of dogs by the S.P.C.A.
be increased from $0.6~ per day to $1.00. Council adopted similar motion.
Mr. F. R. Lentzsch, Chairman of the Joint Airport Commission, appeared
and presented two requests; (1) that the governing bodies make application
immediately for Federal funds for a new long-range airport plan, this plan
to cost $16,400.00 and to be completed in 180 calenda~ days after notice to
proceed is received by the engineers, and (2) that engineers ~proceed with
engineering for the taxiway and all anticipated apron space whe$ they are
authorized to go ahead with the project that the County and City have already
made application for to the Federal Aviation Agency. Lengthy and contro-
versial discussion follow.'~ed and the City Manager recommended that the first't
request be given consideration at this time. He stated that a master or long-
range plan is the most essential need at this time, an& that the cost of
$t6,400.00 would be borne one-half by the F.A.A. with the other half being
divided equall~ between the two governing bodies. ~otion was offered by Nr.
Gibson, seconded by Nr. Way, anti.unanimously adopted, anthorizing the
County Executive and City Nanager to apply for a long range study grant.
Similar motion was adopted by Council. Nr. Wright suggested a dinner meet-
ing of the two governing bodies with the engineers to discuss the area of
the Commission's second recommendation. Nr. Wheeler stated that he felt
the Airport Commission should be ~invited to such meeting. It was the con-
sensus of opinion that a meeting would be set up in the near fUture; with
all Darties concerned to be invited.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.