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229 ' RESOLUTION RE: SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT. THE COUNCIL AGAIN DISCUSSED THE DESIRABILITY OF A PRELIMINARY SURVEY FOR A PROPOSED URBAN RENEWA~ PROJECT IN THE GARRETT STREET AREA. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL BOTH IN FAVOR AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA APPROVING UNDERTAKING OF SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROdECT AND AUTHORIZING FILING OF AN APPLICATION WHEREAS, UNDER TITLE I OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED (HEREIN REFERRED TO AS "TITLE I"), THE HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE ADHINISTRATOR IS AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND ~INANClAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THE ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF THEIR SLUMS AND URBAN BLIGHT THROUGH THE PLANNING AND UNDERTAKING OF URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS; AND WHEREAS, IT IS DESIRABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT THE CHARLOTTES- VILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MAKE SURVEYS AND PREPARE PLANS) PRESENTLY ESTIMATED TO COST APPROXIMATELY ONE ~NDRED AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (~101,000.00)~ IN ORDER TO UNDERTAKE AND CARRY OUT AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT OF THE CHARACTER CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION 110 (C) OF TITLE l, IN THAT AREA PROPOSED AS AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA~ SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE~ AND STATE OF VIRGINIA, WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF DIGGS STREET AND THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF RIDGE STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 90~' FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF PARROT STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY t0 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET TO SOUTH LINE OF EAST GARRETT STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 470 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF ~IRST STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIHATELY 160 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 2~0 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE C & 0 RAILROAD SPUR; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 2ND STREET EXTENDED, THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SUCH LINE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF COOK STREET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF COOK STREET APPROXIMATELY 280 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WARE STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SA.ED LINE APPROXIMATELY 185 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF BELL STREET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF 2ND STREET;THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 185 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF ALTO STREET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF WARE STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROX'I'MATELY 30 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 270 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 170 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF EAST GARRETT STREET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF ~TH STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 285 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SOUTH STREET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 85 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH STREET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SUCH LINE EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY ~30 FEET TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SUCH LINE APPROXIMATELY 340 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LEVY AVENUE; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 190 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AN 'ALLEY; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET; THENCE ~ESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 1~0 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY 30 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF SCOTTSVILLE ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SUCH LINE APPROXIMATELY 1275 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 530 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF WARE STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 63~ FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 30 FEETS THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 135 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY ~50 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF ~ST STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF 1ST STREET AND DICE STREET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF DICE STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF OAK STREET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF OAK STREET APPROXIMATELY 155 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 280 FEET ACROSS DICE STREET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET~ THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF DIGGS STREET; THENCE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCLUDING THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY SUB-STATION, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHERLY INTERSECTION OF PARROT AND D!GGS STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY 100 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA: 1. THAT THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL AREA DESCRIBED IS A SLUM~ BLIGHTED, DETER- IORATED~ OR DETERIORATING AREA APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AND THAT THE UNDERTAKING BY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT OF THE CHARACTER CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION 110(C) OF TITLE I IN THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL AREA IS HEREBY APPROVED. 2. THAT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UNDER TITLE I IS NEEDED TO ENABLE THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY TO FINANCE THE PLANNING AND UNDERTAKING OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. 3. THAT IT IS COGNIZANT OF THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED IN THE UNDERTAKING AND CARRYING OUT OF URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS WITH FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER