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268 MATTER RE: UTILITY CONTRACT - ALBEMARLE DEVELOP. CORP. TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON THE 19TH INST. AT 5:00 P. M. O~CLOCK. 1. CONSIDERATION OF UTILITY CONTRACT WITH ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. BY ORDER OF ,Jo S. RUSHy, JR. (SIG,NED) -- CLERK FRANCIS H. FIFE (SIGNED) PRES IDENT TltE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THiS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: MR. BARBOUR. CONTRACT BETWEEN BISHOP JOHN J. RUSSELL~ OWNER OF BRANCHLAND~ THE CITY AND A UTILITY ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN WHICH BISHOP RUSSELL CONVEYS TO ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A 25 FOOT UTILITY EASEHENT THROUGH HIS PROPERTY. ~N CONSIDERATION OF THIS EASEHENT THE CITY AGREES TO FURNISH 100 RESIDENTIAL SEWER CONNECTIONS FOR THE USE OF BRANCH- LAND~ AND AT SUCH TIME AS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE~ AN ADDITIONAL 800 CONNECTIONS. ALL CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE AT ACTUAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNER. THE CiTY ALSO AGREES TO PROVIDE WATER TO BRANCHLAND UPON INSTALLATION OF A WATER TRANSMISSION LINE. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHREs~ SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART~ THE FOREGOING CONTRACT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED, PRESIDENT COUNC ! L CHAMBER - OCTOBER 9, 1 972 PUBLIC HEARING RE: KNOLL TERRACE ORDINANCE AD OPTED RE: VACATING PORTION KNOLL TERRACE MATTER RE: ELM ST. RESOLUTION RE: CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ACT THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEHBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. REV'. STANLEY HIERS~ PASTOR OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF SEPTEHBER 18~ 1972 AND SEPTEMBER 19, t972 WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE PLAT Of KNOLL TERRACE PURSUANT TO SECTION 15.1-482(B)~ CODE oF VIRGINIA. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSAL. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ';AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF KNOLL TERRACE AND VACATING CERTAIN STREETS THEREIN"¢ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEEfING OF THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1972, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. (MR. FIFE NOT VOTING) MR, OTIS LEE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF ELM STREET. THE CITY [VlANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT A SURVEY IS CURRENTLY BEING MADE TO DETERMINE THE COST OF BRINGING ALL UNACCEPTED STREETS UP TO CITY STANDARDS ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM~ SECONDED BY ~R. BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUS- LY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE VIRGINIA CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ACT ESTABLISHES MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS; AND WHEREAS¢ THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DESIRES TO ESTABLISH~ BY RESOLUTION~ HIGHER STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE IN ORDER TO AMELIORATE LEGITIMATE CITIZEN CONCERN FOR THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS; NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT: MEMBERS OF BOARDS APPOINTED BY THIS COUNCIL~ IN ADDITION TO DISCLOSING THE FACT THAT THEY MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN MATTERS BEFORE THEM~ SHALL REFRAIN FROM APPEARING AS AN ADVOCATE BEFORE THE BOARD OR AGENCY TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED IN ANY CASE IN WHICH SUCH MEMBER HAS~ OR REPRESENTS A PERSON WHO HAS~ A PROPRIETARY INTEREST~ EXCEPT THAT: (1) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT SUCH MEHBER FROM ANSWERING QUESTIONS OF A FACTUAL NATURE WHEN SUCH MEMBER HAS