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~O V <br />MATTER RE: ARCHITECTURAL <br />DESIGN OONTROL ORDINANCE <br />THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE RETAIL MERCHANTS <br />ASSOCIATION, THE BUSINESS MENDS ASSOCIATION ANO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING <br />THE ORDINANCE IN PRINCIPLE, AND SUGGESTING THAT THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE AREA <br />AFFECTED BE THE WESTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF PROPERTY ON FOURTH STREET, N. E. <br />MR. BERNARD P. CHAMBERLAIN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE. AFTER <br />A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THAT THE <br />PROPOSED ORDINANCE 8E REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUOY,WAS UNANIMOUSLY <br />ADOPTED. <br />A PETITION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF STONEFIEID LANE REQUESTING THAT THEIR STREET <br />PETITION RE: STONEFIELD <br />LANE REFERRED TO ST. COMM. <br />BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET <br />COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. <br />THE RESIGNATION OF COMMIE H. POPE AS MEMBER AND SECRETARY OF THE ASSESSMENT <br />RESIGNATION OF <br />MR. POPE ACCEPTED. <br />BOARD WAS PRESENTED. A MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE THAT THIS <br />RESIGNATION BE ACCEPTED WITH SINCERE REGRETS, THAT A NOTE OF THANKS BE EXTENDED <br />MR. POPE FOR HIS EXCELLENT SERVICES TO THE CITY WITH BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS IN <br />HIS NEW UNDERTAKING, AND THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS <br />TO FILL THIS POSITION, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. HILL, <br />MR. COLEMAN AND MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. <br />THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE HOLIDAYS FOR THE CITY <br />HOLIDAYS FOR <br />CITY OFFICES <br />OFFICES BE REVISED TO COINCIDE WITH THE HOLIDAYS FOR STATE OFFICES WITH THE EXCEPTION <br />THAT JEFFERSON~S BIRTHDAY BE OBSERVED INSTEAD OF ELECTION DAYS. THE PROPOSED <br />HOLIDAYS WOULD BE: NEW YEAR S DAY, LEE-aJACKSON DAY, WASHINGTON~S BIRTHDAY, JEFFERSON~S <br />BIRTHDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, JULY 4TH, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. ON MOTION <br />BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY <br />ADOPTED. <br />THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1956 was PRESENTED AND ORDERED <br />WELFARE REPORT <br />PRESENTED <br />FILED WITH. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. <br />ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO <br />EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. <br />HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. <br />THE CITY MANAGER ADVtSED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE POSSIBIIiTY OF <br />CITY MGR. AUTHORIZED TO <br />PURCHASE LAND FROM <br />CH~VILLE WOOLEN MILLS <br />PURCHASING SOME LAND FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS, WHICH IS NEEDED FOR THE <br />CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL DISPOSAL PLANT. HE STATED THAT THE CITY COULD PURCHASE <br />THIS LAND FOR $13,500.00 , AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE DONE. A MOTION BY MR. HILL, <br />SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE <br />PURCHASE OF THE NECESSARY LAND FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS, ARID THAT POLGLAZE <br />ANO BASENBERG BE REQUESTED TO PROCEED WITH THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS <br />FOR THE~MOORE~S CREEK DISPOSAL PLANT, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. <br />ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. <br />CLERK ~ PRESIDENT <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 3, 1956 <br />THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS <br />PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. <br />THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER ~9, X956 WERE READ AND -APPROVED. <br />MR. LEE HOFF ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE THE TWO FOUR <br />REQUEST RE: UNDERGROUND <br />STORAGE TANKS <br />THOUSAND (4,000) GALLON GASOLINE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS WHICH ARE LESS THAN TEN <br />