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RESOLUTION APPROP. RE: EXPENSES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - CARRIED OVER MATTER RE: DIRECTIONAL SIGNS' MICHIE TAVERN ACTION DEFERRED RE: BRIARCLIFF AVE. PETITION RE: 410 - 15TH ST., N. W. REzONING - HYDRAULIC 4TH & 5TH STS. TO PLANN. COMM. MATTER RE: OFF ST. PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO PLANN. COMM. EXECUTE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALBEMARLE COUNTY, AN INTERIM APPLICATION FOR FUNDING OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAMS UNDER CHAPTER 10~ TITLE 37.1 CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR FISCAL YEAR t971-72. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRI.ED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ¢7~500.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF EXPENSES.OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR 1969-70. MR. GILLIAM ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT APPLICATION WOULD BE MADE FOR FEDERAL ~TAFFING FUNDS FOR THIS AMOUNT. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY 7, 1969 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR, DAVlS~ MR, RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. MR. JERRY SPEARS~ ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF JEFFERSON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH GAVE THE INVOCATION. EVERYONE PRESENT JOINED IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY. - THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JUNE 16, 1969 AND JUNE 30, 1969 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. A. KEENE BYRD AND MR. JOSEPH CONTE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT "MICHIE TAVERN" BE INCLUDED ON THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ALONG WITH MONTICELLO AND ASH LAWN. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION~ THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. RINEHART~ MR. BROWN AND MR.'GOULDMAN AS A COMMITTEE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION'ON THIS REQUEST. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST TO CLOSE A PORTION OF BRIARCLIFF AVENUE BE DENIED. MR. HUBERT CARVER~ THE PETITIONER, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE PETITION. ACTION ON THE REQUEST WAS DEFERRED PENDING A VISIT TO THE SITE, A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM PROPERTY OWNERS ON 15TH STREET~ N. W. REQUESTING THAT THE OWNER OF PROPERTY AT 410 - 15TH STREET~ N. W. BE FORCED TO TEAR DOWN OR REPAIR THE STRUCTURE WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE rN MARCH> 1968. MR. EDWARD B. STEVENS~ ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER3~ ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT-OF THE PETITION. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED MR. STEVENS THAT THERE tS AT P~ESENT NO LAW WHICH ENABLES THE CITY TO COMPEL SOMEONE TO TEAR DOWN HIS HOUSE. THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO CHECK WITH OTHER CITIES TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY DO IN SUCH CASES, R~QUESTS FOR REZONING ON H~DRAULIC ROAD AND ON 4TH AND 5TH STREETS~ N, W. WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF OAKRIDGE GARDENS REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: ~HEREAS~ THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON MARCHANT AVENUE~ A STREET RUNNING THROUGH PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW CEMETERY, AS HEREIN- AFTER DESCRIBED~ HAVE REQUESTED THAT SUCH STREET BE CLOSEDp AND