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RESOLUTION RE: NEW NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY 'REQUEST RE: 6TH ST.~ S, E.- ROUGEMONT AVE. REFERRED PLANN. COMM. REQUEST RE: WATER FOR MONTICELLO MTN. REQUEST RE: UTILITIES CONTRACT - ALBE, DEVELOP. CORP. RESOLUTION RE; CLOSING PORTION PRESTON AVE. ~317~000.O0 FOR THE BIENNIUM 1970-72. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR, WRIGHT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTBD BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVlS~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT, NOES: MR, VAN YAHRES. WHEREAS~ THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS iN NEED OF AND WISHES TO HAVE CONSTRUCTED A NEW NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN THIS CITY~ AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY NEEDS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES THE BUILDING WHICH IS NOW USED TO HOUSE THE NATIONAL GUARD NOW¢ THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE ADdUTANT GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BE AND HE IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY tN THIS ClTY~ AND BE iT RESOLVED THAT THIS CITY HEREBY AGREES TO PAY THE SUM OF ~20~000o00 TOWARD THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING PLUS ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE REQUESTED BY THE CITY~ AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY WILL PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTION SITE SUITABLE FOR THE ARMORY~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE ADdUTANT GENERAL BE AND HE IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO APPLY FOR THE NECESSARY FUNDS AND TO SUBMIT THE USUAL AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTION BY THE CITY IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BUiLDiNG. A REQUEST FOR REZONING ON SIXTH STREET~ S, E, AND ROUGEMONT AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR WATER FOR MONTICELLO MOUNTAIN~ASSUMING THE AVAILABILITY POSES NO PROBLEM AND THAT ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST SHALL BE BORNE BY THE PETITIONERS~ BE GRANTED, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CiTY MANAGER THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MR. RINEHART~ MR. WRIGHT AND MR. BOWEN. A COMMUNICAT ON WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLAN~ING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST OF ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO AMEND ITS UTILITIES CONTRACT TO ALLOW B-2 USES BE GRANTED. ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. VAN YAHRES~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. (MR. DAVIS NOT VOTING) ON MOTION BY MR, VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVlS~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY IS THE OWNER OF PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF PRESTON AVENUE~ IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ VIRGiNIA~ AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ AND HAS REQUESTED THAT A PORTION OF SUCH STREET BE CLOSED~ AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED MAY 16~ 1969, HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING~ AND WHEREAS~ THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREET ACCORDING TO THIS REQUEST AND RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE PORTION OF PRESTON AVENUE~ CONTAINING 540 SQLARE FEET AND SHOWN WITHIN THE RED L1NES ~N THE ATTACHED SKETCH WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE~ BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED$ AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THIS VACATION SHALL NOT EXTINQUISH EXISTING UTILITY LINE EASEMENTS FOR ?ELEPHONE~ ELECTRIC AND T, V, CABLE LINES IN THE AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED$ AND PROVIDED T