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REQUEST APPROVED RE: NELSON COUNTY - REQUEST APPROVED RE: APPLICATION FOR STATE FUNDS RESOLUTION RE: HUNGER WEEK NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY OFFICIALLY REMOVE THE FOLLOWING NAMED PROJECTS FROM THE PLAN: (A) THE PROJECT ENCOMPASSING IMPROVEMENTS TO PRESTON AVENUE~ RUGBY ROAD AND BARRACKS ROAD FROM lOTH STREET TO EMMET STREET. (B) THE VALLEY ROAD PROJECT~ FROM AVON STREET TO EMMET STREET, (c) THE OLD LYNC~BURG ROAD PROJECT~ FROM 1-64 TO JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE. (D)THAT PART OF THE MEADOWCREEK ROAD PROJECT THAT LIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PROPOSED MASTER .THOROUGHFARE PLAN:AS. SUBMITTED TO THE CiTY COUNCIL ON MAY 17~ 1971~ BE APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETER- MINING PRIORITIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN~ AS HERE ABOVE REVISED~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IS REQUESTED TO BEGIN A CONTINUING ARTERIAL STREET AND HIGHWAY STUDY~ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA~ HAVING AS ITS PURPOSE THE EXAMINATION OF THE CHANGING NEEDS OF TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARES AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE URBAN AREA OF ALBEMARLE iCOUNTY~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IS ALSO.RE? QUESTED;~T~G'iN: iHMEDIATELY~ IF AT ALL POSSIBLE~ A STUDY OF THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE URBAN AREA OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ WORKING tN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ ALBEMARLE COUNTY~ AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IS REQUESTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY PLANS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE PLAN: (A) THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERCHANGE AT HIGHWAY 250 BYPASS AND BARRACKS ROAD. (B)THE WIDENING TO FOUR LANES OF THAT SECTION OF ROUTE 29 AND 250 BYPASS WHICH IS NOW TWO LANES. (C) THE CONSTRUCTION OF RIO ROAD (ROUTE 631) AND THE WIDENING OF MClNTIRE ROAD BETWEEN 250 BYPASS AND PRESTON AVENUE~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE AND HEREBY IS INSTRUCTED TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS~ CHAIRMAN OF THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE NELSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUESTING THAT NELSON COUNTY BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH & RETARDATION SERVICES BOARD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NELSON COUNTY WOULD CONTRIBUTE FIFTY CENTS (50~) PER CAPITA AS ITS COST. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ THE FOREGO'lNG RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON HOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ APPLICATION BY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE- ALBEMARLE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH & RETARDATION SERVICES BOARD FOR STATE FUNDS TO HATCH THE NELSON COUNTY APPROPRIATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUS- LY ADOPTED: WHEREAS PROTRACTED HUNGER IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CRIPPLERS OF MANKlli~D;~ SAPPING RESISTANCE TO DISEASE~ DEFORMING THE NORMAL PATTER~S~F GROWTH~ AND OVER- SHADOWING ALL MORAL SENSIBILITIES WITH THE SHEER URGENCY OF SURVIVAL~ AND WHEREAS DESPITE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION IN PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD~ VAST AREAS REMAIN WHERE HUNGER WORKS ITS INSIDIOUS DAMAGE TO BOTH OLD AND YOUNG~ AND WHEREAS CRISES OF NATURE AND OF HUMAN CONFLICT CONFRONT WHOLE POPULATIONS WITH IMMINENT STARVATION~ WHILE EVEN IN OUR MORE STABLE SOC1ETY~ LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE INSUFFiClENCY~ AND WHEREAS WORTH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ALONG MANY PATHS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES