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REFUND EXPENSES MONTICELLO GUARD MATTER RE: MERIDIAN ST. REFERRED TO ST. COMM. REQUESTS RE: WIDENING SHAMROCK RD. ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: RATES - TAXIS AT THIS'TI. ME) NO~ THEREFORE~ THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HEREBY WITHDRAWS ITS PETITION TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORT OF THE RIDGE LANE SITE. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION~ A MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS CONTAINED IN THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION~ AND THE PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 12~ 1966 AT THE COURTHOUSE BE CANCELLED~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THIS A~TI. ON' DOES:'NOT' ME'AN THE END OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ NOR DOES IT MEAN THAT THE RIDGE STREET AREA HAS BEEN ABANDONED AS A POSSIBLE SITE. THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR THOSE NOW LI-VI.NG IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING REMAINS. HOWEVER~ THE DIVERGENT OPINIONS ON HOW THIS RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD BE MET MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME TO CARRY OUT A SUCCESSFUL AND MEANINGFUL PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT. THE PLIGHT OF THOSE HOPELESSLY CONDEMMED TO LIVE IN SLUM HOUSING WITHIN OUR CITY IS DEPLORABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HUMAN FACTOR~ WE MUST CONSIDER THE BLIGHT THESE AREAS CREATE AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS THEY POSE TO OUR ENTIRE POPULATION. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS WHEN SUFFICIENT INTEREST IS SHOWN BY IN RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WITH./THE CO,,UNITY. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~~// PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 26, 1966 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON~ MR. MOUNT~ MRJ RENNOLDS AND HR. VOGT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. JAMES A. PAYNE~ JR,~'PASTOR OF THE HEADOWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 6~ 1966 AND SEPTEMBER 8~ 1966 WERE READ AND APPROVED. SGTo HOBART ADDINGTON ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A BROCHURE OF THE HONTICELLO GUARDIS TRIP TO THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXPOSITION~AND~ALSO RETURNED ONE- HALF OF THE APPROPRIATION WHICH WAS GIVEN THEM FOR EXPENSES FOR THE TRIP. HRo CARROLL Wo CORNELL ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND COMPLAINED THAT HERIDIAN STREET ALONGSIDE HIS PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED~ AND IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED BY THE CITY. THE HAYOR REFERRED THIS MATTER TO THE STREET COHMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. DR. ~REDERICK BERRY AND HR. PRESTON COINER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED PETITIONS REQUESTING THAT SHAMROCK ROAD BE WIDENED. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ADDITIONAL STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION~ THIS HATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO MEET WITH THE TAXICAB OWNERS WITH REFERENCE TO A RATE INCREASE RECOMMENDED THAT THE INCREASE BE GRANTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AHENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 32,5 ENTITLED ~RATES TO BE CHARGED BY TAXIS; METERS; FAILURE TO PAY FARE! OF CHAPTER 32 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1965" WAS OFFERED BY HR. HOUNT~ SECONDED BY HR. HAGGERTY~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE STREET COMMITTEE STATING THAT IT HAD INVESTIGATED