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ICOI' ??age I1-, July 7th, 1964Mx. Leonard mcsved that Caxinci,l have legl:slation prepared trs p1aee the swiraming pool borid iseue an the baliot in accordsnae with the petitton rubmitted, that the tnattar be given a number and given its firet readLng at thir maeting. It wae a,signed No. 64-154, Mr. Mangani requeet:ed that Law Directar Kitchon brief Council arid the aadLeace on the etatute@ re1atf.ve t,c t.he proporeit librar,y buiiding. Mr. Kitchen advired that si:nce 1947 thexe hae been a etatute rpecifically forbidding the eonetruction af a librarlr by a municipality, and therefare Squire, 3andera and Dampeey wi11 ndt pare on an,r bandr far the purpaea af a library buLlding. There are three poeeibly waya of getting the issue on the bnllot, but probably none of them eould be acccanapl iehed within leer than a year. The first possibility is ta proceed wittt the legielati.on and try,to purchase our owm bonds. The FLnnnce Committee and ttte F'inanae Directar advised that there 4as nd posmibility of money beLng availAtble. The eecond poreibility wouid be to enve money for •uch a building. Again, the Fi,nance Direetor and Fir?att+ce Comitee Wiire not hopeful. The thtrd possibility ie ta pass legirlntion 4nd ask the Mayor to refuse to eLgn i.t. A caandamus action against the Msyoir wauld then hava to ba file8, ar?d the matter would have to go at le4et ta the Court ot Appeals for a ruling - a tdst of the lsw, Mr. Mangant mcved thqt 1egislation be dicawm placing the librsry issue on the bsllat acemrding to the p'iane and eetimate of tha City Engineer, oacapt to be in the Amount o! $320,000, snd thir be given a number and givan ite tirwt re+ading at this meeting. it war arrignbd No, 64-153, Mr. Van Zandt movad, seconded by Mr. Castar, that Council be polla4 as to whetkzer the members wiehed to include tha +}-mil;l levy for eapital improvaments for reereational purpoees, even thoagh the tnajor reereation levy, the sWimming pool, would be on the eame ballot., rwYeas" Caister, Hodgine, Mangani, Van Zandt, "Naye" Laonard, Wert, Mr. Van Zandt then moved ithat legi,elati+Dn be preparad to put tht i-mill levy Par capital improvements for recrsational purpo,ee an the ballot, and requasted that it be given 4 number and be put on f irat reading. The number assigned war No, 64-136. Mr. Weet requerted that, legislation be ;prepared to authorize the 8afety-3ervice to a8vertiee Eor bidg for two new busee. Mre. HodgLno requested the Law Director to draw up x new bicycle ordLnance in accordance with the model eubmitted 'ta 4" .?1' ? Mr. West aeked the I,aw DLreCtor to draw up an ordinance to ehattge ths p4y far the Recrsatiori Diractor from $2,700 to $3,000, snd to authorize $300 a yesr ? ear allcnvanee, Thie ir amending Ordinance 2091,